REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 15 



Prof. Van Cleave for the committee on membership read 

 a hst of 155 names of candidates, the largest list presented 

 at any annual meeting. These candidates were voted in. 



The president appointed the following committees. On 

 nominations: E. R. Downing, W. G. Waterman. On reso- 

 lutions: C. F. Phipps, Miss Isabel Smith and Miss Mabel 

 Sykes. 



After the business meeting the Academ.y adjourned to 

 the fine chapel room where, seated upon the platform, after 

 remarks by the president of the school and of the Academy, 

 the members were introduced to the nine hundred student-^ 

 present. Each member rose and stated his name, place 

 of residence and occupation, furnishing a fine illustration 

 of the fact that all parts of the state and a great variety 

 of sciences are represented in the Academy. Each was 

 greeted with applause. 



After an excellent luncheon together in Anthony Hall, 

 the invitation addresses were delivered in Zetetic Hall on 

 the general subject of nature and man in southern Illinois. 



The auditing committee reported that they had examined 

 the books of the treasurer and found them to be correct. 

 On motion the treasurer's report was then adopted. 



The nominating committee presented the following names 

 for officers for the coming year: President, Chas. T. Knipp, 

 Urbana; Vice-President, Miss Ruth Marshall, Rockford; 

 Secretary. C. Frank Phipps, DeKalb ; Treasurer, W. F. 

 Schulz, Urbana ; a third member on Publication Committee, 

 Geo. D. Fuller; Committee on Membership. C. F. Hottes, 

 W. H. Haas, W. H. Packard, Stuart Weller. 



On motion these officers and committees were elected. 



The committee on resolutions presented the following 

 resolutions in regard to the death of members of the 

 Academy and on motion they were adopted: "The Illinois 

 State Academy of Science has lost three of its members 

 by death during the past year and we take this opportunity 

 to express a word of appreciation of these late members 

 and of their work. We mourn the death of J. L. Pricer who 



