16 ILLINOIS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 
item in his general appropriation bill, and to all other mem- 
bers of the legislature who supported the measure in the 
unprecedented time of stress. 
The above paragraph was written and in type before it was 
discovered that Governor Lowden had really vetoed the Acad- 
emy item in the general appropriation bill. The gratitude ex- 
pressed and felt, having been a reality to us for about six 
months, we have decided to allow the paragraph to stand, as 
an expression of the gratitude we shall feel, when our worth 
to the State has been finally recognized and acknowledged in 
a sure and substantial way. 
The nomination committee, consisting of W. A. Noyes, S. 
G, Winter, R. E. Wager, F. D. Barber, and J. Ti) Merriss, 
proposed the following officers for the ensuing year: 
President—J. H. Hessler, Decatur. 
Vice-President—J. H. Ferriss, Joliet. 
Secretary—J. L. Pricer, Normal. 
Treasurer—T. L. Hankinson, Charleston. 
Member of the Publication Committee—Geo. D. Fuller, 
Chicago. 
Membership Committee—C. H. Smith, Chicago; Stuart 
Weller, Chicago; C. W. Finley, Macomb; C. E. Spicer, Joliet; 
W. S. Bayley, Urbana. 
On motion, the Secretary was instructed to cast the ballot 
and the nominees were declared elected. 
The report of the Committee on Resolutions was presented 
and adopted as follows: 
The Illinois Academy of Science just bringing to a close 
its 10th annual meeting in the attractive city of Galesburg, 
desires to express its appreciation of the hospitality mane has 
been extended during its two days stay here. 
That this has been one of the most successful meetings in 
the history of the Academy is due partly to the fine character 
of the papers presented, and especially to Prof. Chamberlin’s 
report of his epoch making work on Earth Genesis; partly to 
the presence of the distinguished delegates from other States, 
