18 ILLINOIS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 
lo the officers and members of the Illinois Academy of Sci- 
ence : 
Whereas: Professor E. J, Hill, of Englewood, city of Chi- 
cago, and an old and faithful member of the Academy, has 
been removed from our midst by death, thus losing for us an 
active member and an enthusiastic supporter and loyal friend; 
And Whereas: Proiessor Hill was by common opinion and 
consent the leading botanical authority of the Chicago district, 
having won for himself by arduous labor in field and study, a 
most reputable place among the ranks of the working botanists 
of the United States, giving practically his whole life to inves- 
tigation and collection, and having published papers on many 
difficult problems in plant taxonomy and distribution; 
And Whereas: His work was eminently a labor amidst us 
in our own chosen field of Illinois, a very large proportion of 
his field work being carried out in the State, to the great en- 
hancement of the botanical knowledge of our area; 
Be It Therefore Resolved: That the Illinois Academy of 
Science at Galesburg convened, takes this public opportunity 
to express to all men, and in a special manner to his family, our 
appreciation of the work of our colleague in his chosen field, 
our feeling of personal loss at his passing from us, and our 
sympathy and consolation to those in the family life and the 
greater public he has left behind to mourn his absence. 
No further business appearing, President Trelease called 
on the newly elected president for a few remarks, after which 
the tenth annual meeting of the Illinois Academy of Science 
was declared adjourned. 
J. L. Pricer, Secretary. 
