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year and at some other point in the state on 

 alternate years. Usually the attendance is 

 larger when the meetings are held in Lincoln 

 as so many members are connected with the 

 university and the Lincoln colleges. When 

 held outside of Lincoln, there are usually 

 interesting field trips and the smaller number 

 makes possible a closer personal contact. 



On Friday evening, the members were 

 served the evening meal by the domestic sci- 

 ence class. For the other meals, tables were 

 set apart for the academy members at the 

 college dining hall. 



Following is the program : 



Friday, 1 :30 P.M. 

 Notes on the anatomy of OTcapia johnsoni: H. V. 



VON W. SCHTJLTE. 



The two classes of sperm in Botifers: D. D. 



Whitney. 



The use of the aeroplane in studying vegetation: 

 P. B. Sears. 



Equi^etum gametophytes in NebrasTca; A new spe- 

 cies of Obedolconium : Edna R. Walker. 



Boot systems of cereal crops in the grassland for- 

 mation: J. E. Weaver. 



Dissemination of fungi with special reference to 

 that of Sphcerobolus and related forms : Lena B. 

 Walker. 



Pioneer tales from southeastern NeirasTca. A 

 sketch of Nebraska's early newspapers: Unice 

 Haskins. 



More western traditional songs: Lootse Pound and 

 Eleanor Burkett. 



Bacial elements in Nebraska population: A. E. 

 Sheldon. 



A scientific study of Czechoslovakia: Rose B. 

 Clark. 



The psycliological clinic in practice: G. W. A. 



LUCKET. 



6 P.M. 

 Banquet and social hour. 

 8 P.M. 

 President's annual address, climate and evolution 

 (illustrated.) 



Saturday, 9 A.M. 

 Business Session. 



10 A.M. 

 Some lessons in fuel conservation: J. C. Jensen. 

 Some investigations in the transmission of heat 

 through boiler tubes: Jiles W. Hanet. 



Development of the telephone: V. L. Hollester. 

 Light and gravitation: H. H. Marvin. 



At the business meeting final action was 

 taken to afiiliate with the A. A. A. S. and 

 plans made to better organize the science 

 work of the state. The following ofiicers 

 were elected : 



OFFICERS 



Dr. Elda E. Walker, President. 



Professor A. J. Mercer, Vice-President. 



Professor W. F. Hoyt, Secretary. 



Dr. G. W. a. Luckey, Treasurer. 

 Lincoln Academy of Medicine. 



Dr. E. 6. ZiMMERER, Secretary. 



The executive committee held a meeting in 

 Lincoln on August 28 and planned a campaign 

 for membership. Members of the A. A. A. S. 

 and of the N. A. S. will be invited to come in 

 under the afiiliated membership plan if they 

 have not already done so. The final arrange- 

 ments were made for the aifiliation of the 

 Lincoln Academy of Medicine with the 

 ]Sr. A. S. The president announced the fol- 

 lowing appointments for sectional vice presi- 

 dents: 



SECTIONAL VICE-PRESIDENTS 



Biological and Medical Science, Dr. R. A. 

 Lyman. 



Mathematical and Physical Science, Pro- 

 fessor J. C. Jensen. 



Ethnology and Folklore, Dr. Louise Pound. 



Engineering, Professor George R. Chat- 

 burn. 



Earth Science, Professor N. A. Bengtson. 

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