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tended to the press of the city of Ottawa for the excellent publicity 

 given to the proceedings of our fiftieth anniversary meeting. 



Resolved, That the thanks and appreciation of the Society be ex- 

 tended to President Carlos Avery, whose able administration during 

 the year and dignified leadership during the meeting have been of great 

 value to the Society. 



Resolved, That the cordial thanks of the Society be extended to Dr. 

 R. C. Osburn, who has served most assiduously and ably as Secretary 

 for the past seven years, and whom pressure of other duties has compelled 

 to resign as Secretary. 



Mr. Millett suggested that every member write to his 

 Senator or Representative in Congress and urge favorable 

 consideration of the resolution regarding threatened commer- 

 cialization of national parks, especially Yellowstone National 

 Park. 



The report of the committee was unanimously adopted. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS 



Mr. Nevin submitted the report of the Committee on Nom- 

 inations as follows : 



President — Nathan R. Buller, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 

 Vice-President — E. E. Prince, Ottawa, Canada. 

 Executive Secretary — Ward T. Bower, Washington, D. C. 

 Recording Secretary — S. B. Hawks, Bennington, Vermont. 

 Treasurer — Arthur L. Millett, Boston, Massachusetts. 

 Vice-Presidents of Divisions: 



Fish Culture — James Nevin, Madison, Wisconsin. 



Aquatic Biology and Physics — E. A. Birge, Madison, 

 Wisconsin. 



Commercial Fishing — Seymour Bower, Lansing, Michigan. 



Angling — John M. Crampton, New Haven, Connecticut. 



Protection and Legislation — J. G. Needham, Ithaca, New 

 York. 



Executive Committee: 



Glen C. Leach, Chairman, Washington, D. C. 

 W. A. Found, Ottawa, Canada. 

 W. E. Barber, LaCrosse, Wisconsin. 



