TRANSACTIONS 



SECOND ANNUAL MEETING. 



Old Supreme Court Room, State House, Springfield. 

 February 20, 1909. 



MINUTES. 



Morning Session. 



The Academy was called to order by Vice-President 

 Henry Crew at 10 A. M. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read by Secretary 

 Crook. After Professor Forbes had added the name of J. E. 

 Ackert to the list of members elected at the last meeting, the 

 minutes were approved. 



Professor Hessler presented the Treasurer's report, which 

 was laid upon the Chairman's table until an auditing com- 

 mittee could be appointed to examine and report on it. 



The Secretary called attention to the desirability of the 

 members sending in their correct addresses, degrees, and 

 the subjects in which they were interested, in order that the 

 Academy records be as complete as possible. 



Professor Forbes then presented the report of the Mem- 

 bership Committee, which was approved, and the Secretary 

 was instructed to cast the ballot of the Academy for those 

 nominated by the committee. For the Committee on an 

 Ecological Survey, Professor Forbes reported progress as 

 follows : 



"One of the first tasks of an ecological survey is the recog- 

 nition and description of the plant and animal associations 

 represented. This may be reached by the detailed study and 

 mapping of limited districts chosen from various parts of the 

 state and representative of much larger areas. The results of 

 this detailed work will give by comparison a general idea of 

 the structure of the associations throughout the state. It 



