MINUTES OF THE THIRTEENTH AJJNUAL MEETING 11 



Professor Frank Smith, chairman of the committee on 

 nominations proposed the following as officers for the en- 

 suing year: 



For President — ^Henry C. Cowles, University of Chi- 

 cago. 



For Vice President — Chas. T. Knipp, University of 

 Illinois. 



For Secretary — J. L. Pricer, State XoiTiial University. 



For Treasurer — TV. G. Waterman, XorthwesteiTi Uni- 

 versity. 



For third member of the Publications Committee — 

 TVm. H. Haas, Xorthwestem University. 



For membership committee — H. J. Van Cleave, Uni- 

 versity of Illinois, chaiiTQan; TV. J. Eisley, James Milli- 

 kin University; TV. G. Bain, Spiingfield; Rollin T. Cham- 

 berlain, University of Chicago; W. L. TVoodbum, Xorth- 

 westem University. 



On motion, the Secretary was instructed to cast the 

 ballot for these officers and all were declared elected. 



Dr. H. C. Cowles, newly elected chaiiman of the Com- 

 mittee on Ecological Suiwey, in conference with the com- 

 mittee on nominations, proposed the following as mem- 

 bers of the committee: 



H. C. Cowles, Chairman: Geo. D. Fuller, TV. G. TVater- 

 man, V. E. Shelford, TV. B. McDougall, E. B. Miller, S. A. 

 Forbes, A. G. Vestal, H. S. Pepoon, Clarence Bonnell. 



On motion, these were declared elected as members of 

 the committee. 



The committee on nominations suggested that the 

 President appoint a committee on legislation. 



About 100 members of the Academy and four delegates 

 from the Indiana Academy of Science attended the meet- 

 ing. More paj>ers were offered for the program than 

 could be presented in the time, and several had to be 

 read by title only. The meeting was highly successful in 

 eveiy way except that the local people of Danville, al- 

 most completely failed to attend any of the sessions. 



J. L. Pricer, Secretary. 



