10 ILLINOIS ACADEMY OP SCIENCE 



the end of the present article. The Board of State Museum 

 Advisors, created under the provisions of Civil Adminis- 

 trative Code of Illinois, shall be consulted by the officers 

 of the Academy, in all matters which concern the general 

 policy of the Academy in its relations to the Division of 

 State Museum. 



Second, to amend the By-Laws, (1) by substituting the 

 word "Librarian" for tlie word "Secretary" in Article 

 VI, and (2) by adding the following paragraph to Article 

 VIII: Papers presented by authors in absentia, shall be 

 read by title only, unless the Academy votes to hear them. 



On motion, the Academj- voted unanimously to express 

 its willingness to become affiliated with the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Science, on what were 

 at the time the tentative terms for such affiliations pro- 

 posed by the said association. These terms are included in 

 the Secretary's report. Since that time, however, the 

 Committee of the American Association, on affiliations, 

 has decided on terms for such affiliations, which are 

 sufficiently different from the terms voted on by the 

 Academy to make a reconsideration of the matter as a 

 whole, by the Academj' necessary. 



On motion, the Academy voted to have a committee of 

 three appointed by the President to formulate plans and 

 conditions, and to secure the affiliation of science clubs in 

 high schools and colleges and other local science organiza- 

 tions with the Academy, according to a plan suggested in 

 the Secretary's report. J. L. Pricer, H. S. Pepoon, and 

 W. G. Waterman were appointed as this committee. 



On motion, it was voted that the President appoint a 

 permanent committee of three on Secondary Education in 

 Science, to make annual reports to the Academy as to the 

 conditions of secondary school science, and to devise and 

 suggest means of cooperation between the Academy and 

 this important interest. C. H. Smith, F. D. Barber, and 

 Isabel S. Smith were appointed on this committee. 



Next, the Treasurer made his annual report and on 

 motion it was referred to a committee on auditing. On 



