June. 1905] proceedings s. i. ass'n arts and sciences. 



REGULAR MEETING. 

 Saturday, October 2ist, 1905. 



The meeting: was held at the residence of Mr. Read Benedict. W'est 

 New Brig^hton. 



Twenty-nine members were present. 



In the absence of the President Mr. Benedict was elected chairman 

 i>ro tern. 



The minutes of the special meeting- of June 3d w-ere read and ap- 

 proved. 



The following- were elected to active membership: 



Dr. Louis B. Baker, New Brig-hton. 



James P. Grififin, New Brig-hton. 



Rev. James C. Howard, Stapleton. 



Thomas O. Lowe, Tompkinsville. 



John W. Wiseman, West New Brighton. 



The President, Mr. Howard R. Bayne arrived, and the Chairman /m 

 iem. vacated the chair. 



Some question having- arisen in reg-ard to the status of the temporary 

 officers elected at the special meeting held on June 3d, the following 

 resolution was adopted: 



Resolved: that the temporary officers elected on June 3d, 1905, be 

 and they are hereby declared to be the permanent officers of the Associ- 

 ation until such time as their successors are elected in accordance with 

 the provisions of any constitution or by-laws that may hereafter be 

 adopted. 



The following additional officers were elected: 



First Vice-President — William T. Davis. 



Second Vice-President — William H. Mitchill. 



Corresponding Secretary — Dr. Philip Dowell. 



Dr. Arthur Hollick, for the Committee on Constitution and By- 

 Laws, submitted revised copies of the same. The several provisions 

 were read and discussed separately, amended in certain particulars, and 

 adopted under the following resolution: 



Resolved: that the Constitution and By-Laws prepared by the com- 

 mittee and amended at this meeting of the Association be and they are 

 hereby adopted, together with such verbal or grammatical changes as 

 the committee may deem advisable for clearness of expression in the 

 final drafting of the same. 



Mr. James Chapin exhibited a living specimen of the Jumping 

 Mouse {Zapiis Hudsonuis Zim.) and read the following paper: 



