22 ILLINOIS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



V. The Biological Effect of Radium, by Prof. William A. 

 Pusey of the University of Illinois. 



Following the symposium Prof. Henry C. Cowles addressed the 

 Academy on the subject, "The Relation of the Soil to Plants." 



Afternoon. 



Botany Building, 2 :00 p. m. 



The meeting was called to order by President Coulter. 

 Delayed committee reports were called for, the first from the 

 Committee on Assistance of the Academy to High Schools in 

 Science Teaching, was presented by the chairman, Cyril G. 

 Hopkins. 



Mr. A. H. Conrad, in moving the adoption of the recommenda- 

 tions of the committee, said it was an admirable communication 

 and represented work as projected or could be done in the interest 

 of scientific education. 



Mr. Caldivcll moved an amendment to the recommendation, 

 raising the committee to five members and striking out the clause 

 excluding from membership the editorial committee. Seconded 

 by Mr. Forbes. 



Mr. Hopkins. — "The committee feels that it has performed the 

 functions laid upon it. It provides here for the appointment of 

 two committees; there was no thought at all that this committee 

 was to be extended. The committee thought the Academy would 

 endorse it, and there should be absolute freedom from the sus- 

 picion that this committee has anything to do with the endorse- 

 ment." 



Mr. Caldwell. — "According to the recommendations this com- 

 mittee is to be selected so that it will be made up of those people 

 who will know what will be advisable to present to the schools. 

 If this committee is made up of people who are informed, so that 

 they can stimulate the production of these things, they might be 

 able to produce some of these things themselves. It is merely a 

 committee and nothing else to date." 



Mr. Pricer. — "It seems to me that as long as there is only one 

 member on the committee who will produce a paper, and there 

 are four other members there who will pass upon it, he will be 

 safe." 



