8 ILLINOIS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 



The Council voted unanimously to recommend the elec- 

 tion to membership of nine applicants, final action to be de- 

 pendent upon the favorable vote of the Acadmy at its next 

 annual meeting. 



Publications. — The annual volume, Volume V of the 

 Transactions has been published and a copy mailed to each 

 member. In a few cases changes in address, of which the 

 secretary was not advised, have occasioned delay or failure in 

 receiving- the volume. The supply on hand is sufficient to en- 

 able us to correct such erors if we are informed of them. One 

 arratum slip, made necessary through a typist's error correct- 

 ing the word "nine" in line 5. page 42, to read "twenty-three", 

 was mailed to each member, and each one is urged to make 

 certain that the needed correction is placed in his copy of the 

 volume. Fifteen hundred copies of the volume were secured. 

 In addition to copies sent to members a copy was sent to each 

 member of the State Legislature : also, a circular letter to 

 the high schools of the State gave an outline of the contents 

 of the volume and ofifered to send it to the high schools upon 

 receipt of postage. A good many have responded, and re- 

 quests are still arriving. 



As directed by the vote of the Academy last year, the 

 secretary has issued a letter to the members asking sugges- 

 tions regarding the place for this meeting, and whether a sym- 

 posium should be included in the program. Of those who 

 replied all but two favored the inclusion of the symposium, 

 and the majority favored Peoria as the meeting place. 



Membserhip. — At the meeting two years ago, 34 new 

 members were elected. At the meeting last year. 46 members 

 were elected. It should be stated that new members in the 

 Academy have been secured each year almost wholly through 

 the activities of three or four members who have given the 

 matter personal attention. The present membership mailing 

 list of the Academy includes 395 names. There are over five 

 hundred schools in the State which should average at least 

 one member each in the Academy, and from the college, uni- 

 versity, normal school and medical men. five hundred more 

 would give but a fair representation. Furthermore, the citi- 

 zens of the State are interested vitally in many of the activ- 

 ities of the Academy, and the campaign for the extension of 

 the influence of the Academy should be continued. 



Respectfully submitted. 



OTIS W. CALDWELL, 



Secretary, 



