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[N. S. Vol. LIII. No. 1369 



The following resolutions were adopted: 



1. "Whereas, it is highly desiraljle to save the 

 wild life in the state, the Oklahoma Academy of 

 Science places itself on record as favoring the 

 making of all state, municipal or other public 

 lands and waters into game preserves. 



2. Whereas, hawks and owls have been shown 

 by the United States Biological Survey to be of 

 far more benefit to agriculture than injury, the 

 Oklahoma Academy of Science places itself on 

 record against the bill now pending in the Okla- 

 homa legislature to put a bounty on these birds. 



3. Whereas, the Oklahoma Academy of Science 

 wishes to encourage research in all branches of 

 science, and good library facilities are absolutely 

 necessary for such work, the Oklahoma Academy 

 of Science places itself on record in favor of pass- 

 ing the bill now before the Oklahoma legislature 

 to appropriate $50,000 to establish a State Indus- 

 trial Library at the University of Oklahoma. 



4. Whereas, it is to the best interest of science 

 in the United States to have the metric system to 

 be the standard of weights, the Oklahoma Acad- 

 emy of Science places itself on record in favor of 

 the bill now pending before the United States 

 Congress to change from our present standard of 

 weights to the metric system. 



5. Whereas, complete protection of the natural 

 parks of the United States is essential to the 

 happiness of the people for all generations to 

 come, and 



Whereas, the Smith bill which has recently 

 passed the United States Senate and is now pend- 

 ing in the House, and also the Walsh bill, pending 

 in the Senate, would throw open the Yellowstone 

 National Park to predatory wealth, thus depriving 

 the people of one of the most beautiful pleasure 

 spots in the world, the Oklahoma Academy of Sci- 

 ence places itself on record as being opposed to 

 both of these bills. 



The following officers were elected for the en- 

 suing year: 



President, J. B. Thoburn, Oklahoma CSty. 

 First Vice-president, Guy Y. Williams, Norman. 

 Second Vice-president, R. O. Whitenton, StUl- 

 water. 



Secretary, L. B. Nice, Norman. 

 Treasurer, H. L. Dodge, Norman. 

 Curator, Fred Bullard, Norman. 



Norman, Okla. 



L. B. Nice, 

 Secretary 



THE WESTERN SOCIETY OF NAT- 

 URALISTS—NORTHWEST 

 SECTION 



The Northwest Section of the Western Society 

 of Naturalists met at the Oregon Agricultural Col- 

 lege, OorvalUs, Friday and Saturday, November 

 26 and 27, 1920. The following papers were pre- 

 sented at the session Friday afternoon: 



Explosion of crab spermatozoa: Nathan 

 Fasten, Oregon Agricultural College. 



Some early botanists of the Northwest (illus- 

 trated) : Albert R. Sweetsee, University of Ore- 

 gon. 



A fossil cetaceam, from the Miocene of Newport, 

 Oregon: E. L. Packard, University of Oregon. 



Neuromotor apparatus in dliates: H. B. 

 YocoM, University of Oregon. 



Becords in eugenics: Catherine W. Beeklet, 

 University of Oregon. 



Friday evening a dinner, to the visiting biolo- 

 gists was given at Waldo Hall by the Biological 

 Club of Oregon Agricultural College. The pro- 

 gram following the dinner consisted of a sym- 

 posium on "Biology in its relation to the develop- 

 ment of the Northwest." The subject was dis- 

 cussed from the folloTidng standpoints: 



Forestry: H. S. Newens, Oregon Agricultural 

 College. 



Horticulture: W. S. Brown, Oregon Agricul- 

 tural College. 



Zoology: Trevor Kjncaid, University of Wash- 

 ington. 



Fisheries: E. Victor Smith, University of 

 Washington. 



Fish Parasitism: Nathan Fasten, Oregon 

 Agricultural College. 



Biological Stations: Geo. B. Rigg, University of 

 Washington. 



Dr. S. M. Zeller, of Oregon Agricultural Col- 

 lege, was elected secretary for the coming year. 

 It was decided to hold the next meeting at the 

 University of Washington, Seattle, during the 

 Thanksgiving recess, 1921. The Northwest Sec- 

 tion embraces Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Mon- 

 tana, Wyoming and British Columbia. 



Geo. B. Rigg, 



Secretary 



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