24 Tzvcuty-si.rth Annual Mccfincr 



On motion duly seconded the invitations were accepted and 

 placed on file. 



Mr. Clark: The committee on membership reported favor- 

 ably on the names presented for membership, Hon. J. J. Brice, 

 of Washington; C. C. Wood, of Plymouth, Mass.;'H. C. M. 

 Bulkley, of Odessa, N. Y., and J. C. Fox, of Ohio. 



Mr. Peabody: Is it not customary to have the United States 

 Fish Commissioner elected as an honorary member. 



Chairman Whitaker: No, he is elected as an active member. 



You have heard the report of the committee that these gen- 

 tlemen be elected to active membership; what will you do with 

 the report? 



On motion, duly seconded, the above named candidates were 

 elected members. 



Chairman Whitaker: I think, gentlemen, there are no other 

 committees to report and there is no other routine business. 

 We will now proceed to the reading of papers and the discus- 

 sions. It is customary after each paper is read to take them up 

 and discuss them. The first paper will be a paper on the "Ver- 

 tical Distribution of the Lower Plants and Animals in the Inland 

 Lakes," by Prof. E. A. Birge, of Wisconsin. 



