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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. 



Ur. Bert H. Bailey and Prof. Louis Begeman, Cedar Falls; Mary Blount, 

 Marshalltown; Dr. George Boody, Independence; E. Vane Brumbaugli, 

 Cedar Falls; Sarah Ellis, Ames; A. T. Ervvin, Ames; L. H. Ford, Webster 

 City; C. E. Gray, Wyoming; S. F. Horsey, Cedar Falls; Hon. G. W. Hinkle, 

 Harvard; F. A. Lacey, Des Moines; H. E. Powers, Columbus Junction; 

 Howard Simpson, Ci)lumbus Junction; Dr. G. L. Smitii, Slienandoah; W. 

 N. Stull, Grinnell; Lewis E, Young, Ames. 



CORRESPONDING MEMBERS. 



Dr. William Trelease, director of the Missouri botanical garden, St. 

 Louis, Missouri; J. A. Udden, professor of geology in Augustana college, 

 Rock Island, Illinois, 



The nominating committee reported the following offi- 

 cers for the ensuing year: 



President. — A. A. Veblen. 

 First Vice-President.— K. E. Summers. 

 Second Vice-President.— 3. L. Tilton. 

 Secretary.— ^. 'W B -yer. 

 Treasurer. — J. B. Weems. 



Elective Members of the Executive Committee. — M. F. Arey, H. M. Kelly, 

 C. O. Bates, 



In accordance with the recommendation in the secretary's 

 report, a committee was appointed to prepare the constitu- 

 tion and by-laws of the academy for publication. The 

 chair named Beyer, Veblen and Arey. 



At the literary session topics of prime importance came 

 up for discussion and lead to the appointment of the follow- 

 ing committee: 



A committee of three to draw up resolutions endorsing 

 the movement toward forest preserves, and memorialize 

 •congress to establish a forest preserve in the upper Missis- 

 sippi valley, On this committee were appointed L. H. 

 Pammel, Thos. H. McBride and H. A. Mueller. 



RESOLUTIONS OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 



WITH REFERENCE TO THE NATIONAL PARK AND FOREST RESERVE AT THE 



HEADWATERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI, AND THE GBNKRAL POLICY OF THE 



UNITED STATES WITH REFERENCE TO FOREST RESERVES. 



In view of the fact that there is now a petition before Congress from the 

 people of the state of Minnesota asking the setting aside of certain tracts of 



