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SCIENCE 



[Vol.. LV, No. 1426 



Febkuart 11 



Zoology Lecture Room, State Universitj-. 



Biology Section 



The egg-laying liabiis and early development of 

 Haminea virescens (Sby.) : A. Eichards. 



The acceleration of the cleavage rate of Eaminea 

 virescens (Shy.) : A. Eichaeds. 



A third Christmas Mrd Census: Margaret M. 

 Nice. 



Fate of leucocytes in the placental circulation: 

 I. What prevents leucocytes of the maternal 

 circulation from migrating into the foetal cir- 

 culation? II. The role of the syncytial layer of 

 the chorionic villi. III. Importance of this 

 investigation relative to inheritance of disease 

 or immunity from disease: Jos. M. Thuringeb. 



A new differential staining method for connective 

 tissue combined with the ordinary hematoxylin- 

 eosin stain (Demonstration) : Jos. M. Thu- 



KISTGER. 



Effect of lime and organic matter on the root 

 development and the yield of alfalfa on the 

 .so-called hard-pan subsoils of OMalioma: M. A. 

 Beeson. 



Notes on the parasite fauna: John E. Guberlet. 



A preliminary note on the optic tract of eyeless 

 flies: Mildred H. Eichards and Esther Y. 

 Furrow. 



Mitotic index of the chicle: Audrey Flitch 

 Shultz. 



Somatic mutations and elytral mosaics in 

 Bruchus: J. K. Breitenbecker. 



A preliminary report on the genetics of a red 

 spotted sex limited mutation in Bruchus: 

 C. liEE Furrow. 



A preliminary note on the chromosome number 

 in the spermatacite of Bruchus: Prank G. 

 Brooks. 



The grand period of growth of root-hairs (Lan- 

 tern) : E. E. Jeeps. 



Continuous culture of oats versus rotation : H. S. 

 Murphy. 



Multiple adenomata of the Tcidney cortex with 

 special reference to histogenesis: Julia Steele 

 Eley. 



Saturday, February 11, 9:30 a.m. 

 Geology Section 



Physiographic history of the ArbucMe Moun- 

 tains: S. Weidman. 



Some observations of erosion and transportation 

 in the Wichita Mountain area: Oren F. Evans. 



Subsurface studies : E. D. Eeed. 



An Oklahoma meteorite: A. C. She ad. 



Robberson oil field: Leon English. Discussion 

 by EoGER Dennison and Arthur Meyer. 



Percentage of square mile of oil production in 



OTclalioma: Bess M. Mills. 

 Oklahoma oil resources : C. W. Shannon. 

 A new variant of the hidden treasure myth: 



C. H. Gould. 



The Webber's Falls limestone: J. B. Thoburn. 



ArTERNooN Session, 1:15 p.m., Saturday, 



February 11 



Eoom 308, Geology Building. 



Sykes Alaskan expedition of the University of 



Oklahoma of 1931: Ed. Crabb. 

 A note on the economic status of the bald eagle 



in Alaska: Ed. Crabb. 

 On the intensity of the sound as measured by 



Eayleigh disc or a Webster phonometer : J. H. 



Cloud (Read by title). 

 The simple rigidity of a dra^vii tungsten wire at 



incandescent temperature: Wm. Schrievek. 

 Economics and Government 

 International exchange: A. B. Adams. 

 liesponsibility in state government: F. F. 



Blachly. 

 Public health, administration in Oklahoma: 



jMiriam Oatman-Blachlt. 

 Psychology 

 Self-taught arithmetic from the age of five to 



seven and a half: Sophie E. A. Court. 

 Further notes on eighteen-months vocabularies: 



Miriam Oatman-Blachly. 

 A child that would not talk: Margaret M. Nice. 



Tlie following resolutions were adopted: 



1. Whereas, It is to the best interest of the 

 American people to have research in all branches 

 of science proceed unhampered, the Oklahoma 

 Academy of Science places itself on record 

 against the provision in the Fordney tariff bill 

 now pending in the United States Senate which 

 puts a tariff on books, magazines and scientific 

 apparatus. 



2. Whereas, It is highly desirable to conserve 

 the natural resources of our state, the Oklahoma 

 Acadera}' of Science places itself on record favor- 

 ing the work of the Oklahoma State Forestrj' 

 Association. 



The following officers were elected for the en- 

 suing year : 



President: R. O. Whitenton, Stillwater. 



First Vice-president: S. Weidman, Norman. 



Second Vice-president: W. G. Friedemann, 

 Stillwater. 



Secretary: L. B. Nice, Norman. 



Treasurer: H. C. Eoys, Norman. 



Curator: Fred Bullard, Norman. 



L. B. Nice, 

 Secretary. 

 Norman, Oklahoma 



