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MINUTES OF THE TWELFTH AN^XUAL MEETING 

 Illinois College, Jacksonville, Maech 21-22, 1919 



The twelfth annual meeting of the Illinois State 

 Academy of Science was called to order in the Chapel 

 building of Illinois College, Jacksonyille. at 2:00 P. M. 

 Friday, March 21, 1919, by Dean E. D. Salisbury, Presi- 

 dent of the Academy. 



After a very cordial address of welcome by Dean F. S. 

 Hayden of Illinois College, and a response by President 

 Salisbury, the following business was transacted. 



The minutes of the 1918 meeting, held at Joliet, were 

 read by the Secretaiy and approved as read. Next, the 

 Secretary read his annual report. On motion, the 

 Academy voted unanimously to approve the action of the 

 Council in accepting the terms and conditions of affiliation 

 between the Academy and the Division of State Museum 

 of the Department of Registration and Education of the 

 State Government submitted to the Academy by Dr. F. W. 

 Shepardson. director of said department. On motion, 

 however, the Secretary was instructed to endeavor to- 

 secure the consent of Dr. Shepardson to a slight change in 

 the wording in sections one and two of the plan of 

 affiliation. Dr. Shepardson gladly agreed to the suggested 

 changes and the revised form of the terms of affiliation is 

 included in the Secretary's report printed later in this 

 volume. 



Following this action, the following proposed amend- 

 ments to the Constitution and By-laws were adopted by 

 unanimous vote : First, to amend Article V of the Consti- 

 tution, (1) by adding the word ^'Librarian" after the word 

 "Treasurer" and (2) by adding the following paragi-aph at 



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