22 Tliirf //-First Animal Meeting 



of Michigan, Jacob Eeighard, of ^Michigan, E. A. Birge, of Wis- 

 consin, J. E. Gunckel, of Oliio, E. T. White, of Xew York. 



Prof. Eeighard : Arrangements have been made for the 

 reading of my paper accomiianied with stereopticon views, in a 

 large assenil)ly room of the hotel, at S :30 o'clock tonight. 



While 1 am on my feet I wish to present to the society Mr. 

 Dickerson's excuses for leaving, but pressing private business re- 

 (piired him to return home this afternoon. 



Adjourned to 8:30 p. m., same day and place. 



EVEXING SESSiox, 8 :30 o'clock. 



]\Ieeting called to order l)y the president. 



The President : You all prol)al)ly know that our a])point- 

 ment this evening to hear the lecture of Dr. Eeighard failed be- 

 cause of lack of electric current \o operate the lamp to be used, 

 and so we lune concluded to spend the evening in the regular 

 business of the society, taking up the reading of jjapers and re- 

 ceiving reports of committees. 



The chairman of the program committee then presented the 

 following report : The committee on program were unani- 

 mously decided that the day's session should Ijcgin at !) :30 a. m. 

 and last until 12, and begin in the afternoon at 2 :30 and 

 last until 5 ; that the papers of those who were present should be 

 read in preference to the papers of those who are not here to read 

 them jjcrsonally ; and the idea was that the bass papers should be 

 grouped and all read at one session. The i^lan was to have the 

 bass papers in the morning, and talking with the committees 

 separately about this meeting tonight, it was thought that if the 

 members present desire to continue, the trout pajx'rs might best 

 be taken up tonight, one Ijy ^Ir. Seagle and out' by Mr. Marsh. 

 'J'omorroAv afternoon after the session, if the nu'udiers desired, 

 there could be another trip on the Shearwater, wliidi in fact is 

 at the disposal of the members at any time. 



J-Jeport of committee unanimously adopted and conimittee 

 disc barged. 



Mr. M. C. Marsh then read a pajier on the sul)ject of "The 

 Brook Trout Disease and Cenient Ponds." 



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