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ILLINOIS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 



At 9 a. m., Saturday, the Academy assembled at the Capitol 

 Building. Two sections were organized; one including the 

 papers in Botany, Bacteriology and Chemistry, under the chair- 

 manship of Professor E. W. Washburn, and one including the 

 papers in Zoology, Entomology and Geology, under the chair- 

 manship of Professor H. B. Ward. In the former section 

 thirteen papers, in the last ten papers, were presented. 



The Saturday luncheon was served in the State Museum by 

 a committee of ladies acting for the Springfield members of 

 the Academy and the State Museum. 



At 2 p. m. the Academy reassembled in the Senate Cham- 

 ber. President Crook delivered an address on "The Relation 

 of Academies of Science to the State." Ex-Governor North- 

 cott gave an address on "The Philosophy of Science." 



By way of a report for the Committee on Secondary Science, 

 Professor J. C. Hessler read a paper on the "Relation of Chem- 

 istry Courses to the High School Domestic Science and Agri- 

 culture." On motion of Professor Noyes the Secretary was or- 

 dered to forward this paper to "Science" for publication. 



Professor S. A. Forbes presented a report for the committee 

 on Ecological Survey. 



Dr. H. S. Pepoon offered resolutions concerning a home for 

 the State Academy and the State Museum which were unani- 

 mously adopted. 



Professor W. S. Bayley notified the Academy of the follow- 

 ing proposed changes in the constitution which will be brought 

 up at the next session : 



To amend Art. Ill of the constitution ( 1 ) by striking out the 

 words "corresponding members" and "honorary members" 

 from the first paragraph, and by inserting the word "and" be- 

 fore "life members" (2) by striking out paragraphs 4 and 6 

 relating to corresponding members and honorary members. 



It is also recommended that the Executive Committee be in- 

 structed to remit the initiation fee for any of the present cor- 

 responding and honorary members who may be elected to] 

 active membership. 



Miss Alice Patterson moved that an effort be made to af- 

 fect county organizations for the setting aside of plats of nat- 

 ural vegetation in each county, to preserve for future genera- 

 tions some of our native fauna and flora which are now threat- 

 ened with extinction. The financing of these projects is to be 

 done by securing both local and State aid. On action the mat- 

 ter was referred to the Legislative Committee. 



