Apr. iqo/] proceedings s. i. ass'n arts and sciences. 107 



REGULAR MEETING. 

 April 20T11, 1907. 



The meeting- was held at the residence of Hon. Lester \V. Clark, 

 New Brighton. 



President Howard R. Bayne in the chair. 



Twenty-two members were present. 



The minutes of the meeting of March i6th, 1907, were read and 

 approved. 



The following were elected to active membership: 



George H. Tredwell, Port Richmond. 



John F. BranifT, New Brighton. 



The public lecture committee reported that the lecture by Hon. 

 James S. Whipple, Forest, Fish and Game Commissioner of the State 

 of New York, on "The Preservation of the Forests," was given at 

 Curtis High School on Friday evening, April 12th, before a large and 

 appreciative audience. 



The subject of the destruction of plant life on Staten Island by firt. 

 indiscriminate cutting of trees and underbrush, etc., was discussed in- 

 formally, and on motion it was 



Voted: that the President be authorized to appoint a committee to 

 consider and report on the subject of the destruction of our native 

 vegetation and to suggest any measures that might be undertaken by 

 the Association to prevent such destruction; said committee to consist 

 of the public lecture committee and three other members. 



The President appointed Hon. Lester W. Clark, Mr. William T. 

 Davis, and Mr. Jauies Chapin the three members to act with Mr. 

 Charles H. Ingalls, Mr. George S. Humphrey, and Mr. Thomas A. 

 Fulton as such committee, with Mr. Fulton chairman. 



The Secretary called attention to the fact that the next meeting of 

 the Association would be the annual meeting, at which five trustees 

 were to be elected. 



Voted: that the President be authorized to appoint a committee to 

 suggest nominations for trustees to be voted for at the forthcoming 

 annuaj meeting of the Association. 



The President appointed Mr. Darwin L. Bardwell, Mr. Thomas A. 

 Braniflf, and Mr. William Mac Donald as such committee. 



The following amendments to the By-Laws were adopted: 



Resolved: that the final clause of Section 2, By-Law HI, be amended 

 so as to read as follows: 



