Proceedings 227 



Zwickau, Germany. — Verein fiir Naturkunde: Jahresbericht, 1895, 1896. 



American Association for the Advancement of Sciences: Proceedings,. 



Vols. XLVI, XLVII. 



Election of officers : 



President, ----- Dr. H. T. Eddy.* 



Vice President, ----- Q. W. Oestlund. 



Recording Secretary, - - - F. G. Warville. ' 



Corresponding Secretary, - - C. P. Berkey. 



Treasurer, ------- E. C. Gale. 



„. ^ - ^, \ Dr. J. K. Hosmer. 



J rtistees for three vears, - ■{ . -A -r. 



/ A. D. Roe. 



247th Meeting, April 8, 1900. 



Thirty-two persons present. 



Vice President Oestlund in the chair. 



Dr. Berkey reported that material had been sent to the 

 Duluth Scientific Association and Moorhead Normal School. 



Curator Roe reported that free Saturday admission to the 

 museum had reduced receipts, but that ^larch still gave a 

 profit of $16. 



H. W. Howling, Wm. Kilgore, Alfred Humphrey, J. H, 

 Gill, and Paul M. Glasoe were elected to membership. 



Program : 



The Bad Lands of Wyoming, by F. W. Sardeson, illus- 

 trated by original photographs taken by his expedition of last 

 year to Big Horn county. 



Personal Observations on Ants, by O . W. Oestlund. 



[abstract.] 



An account of an observation on ants was given that seems to be 

 exceptional, or at least not recorded by any student on the habits of 

 ants as far as can be ascertained by the author. 



A nest found on a burnt-over place on the border of the woods 

 had a space of smooth and hard ground around it, about a foot in 

 diameter, free from grass or any vegetation. The whole colony, of 150 



♦Dr. Eddy declined to serve as President of the Academy and 

 Vice President Oestlund was Acting President for the year. — Editor. 



