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profita1)Iy spent, a good share of the days, in the discussion of 

 papers on subjects to advance fish culture. 



Tlie Chair: I desire to sav in this connection that the pres- 

 ident took it upon himself to address several gentlemen who 

 he believed were able and disposed to give this Society papers 

 on some interesting theme. Among those gentlemen w^ere Prof. 

 Birge, who is present and expects to read a paper, and Prof. 

 Reighard, of the University of Michigan, who will be here with 

 a paper of interest to-morrow. He wrote to me asking me about 

 wdien his paper would be due. I fancy he is a very busy man 

 these days, and has to husband his time, but there is no doubt 

 he will be here. I also wrote to Prof. S. A. Forbes, of the Natu- 

 ral History Observatory of Illinois, who promised us a paper 

 and intended to be here personally and read it, but on Friday 

 last I received a communication from him saying that the legis- 

 lature had laid an additional burden upon him in his work and 

 he had another engagement which would prevent liim from 

 being here altogether, and so we are deprived of his paper. I 

 think the suggestion is a very good one and it may crystallize 

 perhaps into a proposition for a conmiittee to consider the matter 

 and report to-morrow, and then the body can act upon it as they 

 see fit. 



On motion an adjournment was then had until next day at 

 9 o'clock. 



SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. 



Friday, June i8, 1897, 9 a. m. 



Chairman Whitaker: The Society w^ill come to order. T 

 was authorized to appoint two committees yesterday, and I will 

 do it now, so that they can get together and confer during the 

 course of the morning and report here at their convenience. The 

 committee on place of meeting will be Air. H. W. Davis, Mr. 

 Dale and Mr. Bower. 



The committee on nominations will be Mr. Peabody, Mr. 

 Dickerson, Mr. Clark, Mr. Preston and Mr. Gunckle. 



The committee on auditing the report of the Treasurer is now 

 prepared to report. We will listen to the report. 



Mr. Peabodv: As chairman of the committee I would re- 

 port we have found the Treasurer's accounts correct and so 

 report them and recommend the adoption of the report. 



