22 ILLINOIS STATE ACADEMY OP SCIENCE 



about sufficient education so that no difficulties would be 

 met in obtaining the legislation. 



The above report was accepted and placed on file. 



President-elect Waterman was called upon for a few 

 remarks. In a brief speech he outlined some policies 

 which he would like the Academy to consider the coming 

 year, — such as popularizing science more, but in the right 

 way ; selling science properly to the people ; and continu- 

 ing to select carefully meeting places in cities prepared 

 to cooperate with us in making the meeting a success. 

 He suggested also that a four-page pamphlet, setting 

 forth the aims of the Academy, be used freely with ap- 

 plication cards in securing new members. 



Treasurer Schulz spoke of the need of securing new 

 members, since we were barely keeping up our member- 

 ship, and the funds in the treasury were growing smaller 

 in amount each year. 



Council Meeting, Urbana, May 19, 1923 



President Waterman presided and all six members 

 of the Council were present. 



Invitations from Elgin, Decatur, Normal and Bloom- 

 ington, and Joliet, urging the Academy to hold its next 

 annual meeting in their respective cities, were read, 

 and after thorough discussion it was voted to accept the 

 Elgin invitation. The decision was based on two facts ; 

 first, that the Academy has never met in Elgin while it 

 has met in the other cities named; and second, Elgin 

 had extended a cordial invitation a year ago to hold our 

 1923 meeting there. 



The following standing committees were appointed : 



Committee on Ecological Survey — H. C. Cowles, 

 Chairman; George D. Fuller, Ruth Marshall, V. E. Shel- 

 ford, W. B. McDougall, R. B. Miller, A. 0. Weese, James 

 H. Ferriss, H. S. Pepoon and M. M. Leighton. 



Committee on High School Science and Clubs — John 

 C. Hessler, Chairman ; F. H. Colyer, C. M. Turton, Har- 

 riet Strong, W. S. Bayley, F. C. Bohannan, R. G. Buz- 

 zard, F. D. Townsley and H. H. RadclifTe. Chairman 

 Hessler was authorized to add another member to the 

 committee and to make other changes if desired. 



