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Wm. E. Ritter, director, Seripps Institution for 

 Biological Research of the University of Cali- 

 fornia; professor of zoology, University of Cali- 

 fornia. 



Alexander G-. Euthven, head curator, Museum of 

 Natural History, University of Michigan. 



Prank Smith, associate professor of zoology. Uni- 

 versity of Illinois. 



Harry Beal Torrey, professor of biology, Eeed 

 College. 



S. R. Williams, professor of zoology, Miami Uni- 

 versity. 



Robert H. Woloott, professor of zoology. Univer- 

 sity of Nebraska. 



The following members voted against tlie 

 strict (inflexible) application of the priority 

 rule as now interpreted by the International 

 Commission on Nomenclature: 



C. R. Bardeen, professor of anatomy. University 

 of Wisconsin. 



E. A. Birge, dean. University of Wisconsin. 



H. L. Bruner, professor of biology, Butler College. 



C. M. Child, associate professor of zoology, Uni- 

 versity of Chicago. 



W. C. Curtis, professor of zoology. University of 

 Missouri. 



S. A. Forbes, state entomologist of Illinois. 



T. W. Galloway, professor of biology, Millikin 

 University. 



John Gr. Graham, professor of biology. University 

 of Alabama. 



M. F. Guyer, professor of zoology. University of 

 Wisconsin. 



C. Judson Herrick, professor of neurology, Uni- 

 versity of Chicago. 



Gilbert L. Houser, professor of animal biology, 

 State University of Iowa. 



S. J. Hunter, professor of entomology. University 

 of Kansas. 



Lynds Jones, associate professor of animal ecol- 

 ogy, Oberlin College. 



Charles A. Kofoid, professor of zoology, Univer- 

 sity of California. 



P. L. Landacre, professor of zoology and ento- 

 mology, Ohio State University. 



George Lefevre, professor of zoology. University 

 of Missouri. 



E. L. Mark, Hersey professor of anatomy and 

 director of zoological laboratory, Harvard Uni- 

 versity. 



Wm. S. Marshall, associate professor of entomol- 

 ogy, University of Wisconsin. 



C. E. McClung, professor of zoology. University of 

 Pennsylvania. 



Maynard M. Metcalf, professor of zoology, Oberlin 

 College. 



Henry F. Nachtrieb, professor of animal biology 

 and head of department. University of Minne- 

 sota. 



H. V. Neal, professor of biology, Elnox College. 



James A. Nelson, expert in agriculture. Bureau 

 of Entomology. 



C. C. Nutting, professor of zoology. State Univer- 

 sity of Iowa. 



J. T. Patterson, adjunct professor of zoology, 

 University of Texas. 



Jacob Reighard, professor of zoology. University 

 of Michigan. 



Edward L. Rice, professor of zoology, Ohio Wes- 

 leyan University. 



Oscar Riddle, research associate, Carnegie Insti- 

 tution. 



John W. Scott, assistant professor of zoology, 

 Kansas State Agricultural College. 



V. E. Shelford, instructor in zoology. University 

 of Chicago. 



A. Franklin Shull, assistant professor of zoology, 

 University of Michigan. 



George Wagner, assistant professor of zoology, 

 University of Wisconsin. 



L. B. Walton, professor of biology, Kenyon Col- 

 lege. 



Henry B. Ward, professor of zoology. University 

 of niiuois. 



S. W. Williston, professor of paleontology. Uni- 

 versity of Chicago. 



The following members returned their bal- 

 lots unmarked; one of them without comment, 

 and the other two with comments indicating 

 that they declined to vote on the question: 

 W. J. Baumgartner, assistant professor and chair- 

 man of department of zoology, University of 

 Kansas. 

 J. B. Johnston, professor of comparative neurol- 

 ogy. University of Minnesota. 

 Frank A. Stromsten, assistant professor of animal 

 biology, State University of Iowa. 



SUMMAET 



In favor of the strict (inflexible) interpreta- 

 tion of the "priority rule" 13 



Against the strict (inflexible) interpretation of 



the ' ' priority rule " 35 



Total vote 48 



