January 28, 1916] 



SCIENCE 



141 



Conflict between Zoologists and Naturalists in 



Time of Solding Meetings for Eeading 



Zoological Papers 



The secretary also reported that the executive 

 committee has been unsuccessful in its attempt to 

 arrange with the executive committee of the Amer- 

 ican Society of Naturalists a plan whereby the two 

 societies will not schedule simultaneous sessions 

 for the reading of papers of interest to members 

 of both societies, and, after some discussion, the 

 following motion by H. S. Jennings was passed 

 by this society. 



The society recommends to the executive com- 

 mittee the desirability of consulting with officers 

 of the American Society of Naturalists, Section 

 F, and the Botanical Societies, as to the forma- 

 tion of a union section for the presentation of 

 papers in genetics and evolution, this section, if 

 need be, to hold meetings parallel with those of 

 other sections of the societies. 



Committee on Fremedical Education 

 A report from the committee on premedieal edu- 

 cation having been called for, H. B. Ward, chair- 

 man of the committee, explained satisfactorily the 

 delay in presenting a report. 



The society, after some discussion, expressed its 

 hope that there will be a continuation of the dis- 

 cussion of the subject of premedieal education be- 

 tween the committees appointed for this purpose 

 by the American Societies of Zoologists and 

 Anatomists, which will result in substantial agree- 

 ment and a specific report. 



Committee on Memorials 

 The committee appointed at the last annual 

 meeting to prepare suitable memorials of Seth 

 Eugene Meek and Charles Sedgwick Minot, de- 

 ceased members, submitted the following, which 

 were adopted and ordered to be placed with the 

 minutes of this meeting and published with the 

 proceedings. 



Seth Eugene Meelc 

 April 1, 1859— July 6, 1914 

 Dr. Seth Eugene Meek was born in Hicksville, 

 Ohio, April 1, 1859, of Scotch parentage. He 

 studied at Valparaiso University and obtained the 

 degree of S.B. in 1881. Continuing his studies at 

 the University of Indiana he received the degree 

 of S.B. in 1884 and M.A. in 1886. He was a Fel- 

 low at Cornell University from 1885 to 1886, and 

 was granted the Ph.D. degree from the University 

 of Indiana in 1891. 



He married Ella E. Turner, December 25, 1886. 

 He held the following positions: Professor of nat- 



ural sciences, Eureka College, 1886-1887; Coe Col- 

 lege, 1887-92; assistant professor of biology and 

 geology and curator of the museum, University of 

 Arkansas, 1892-96; curator of ichthyology, Field 

 Columbian Museum, 1897 until the time of his 

 death. He studied at the Naples Laboratory in 

 1896-97, and was in the employ of the United 

 States Bureau of Fisheries in the summers from 

 1887 to 1897. 



He carried out numerous explorations for ich- 

 thyological data, especially concerning the geo- 

 graphical distribution of fishes in Canada, the 

 central and western United States, Mexico, Guate- 

 mala, Nicaragua, Costa Eica and Panama. He 

 acted as ichthyologist for the Biological Survey of 

 Panama in 1911-12. 



His scientific publications comprise over seventy 

 papers, dealing largely with the taxonomy and 

 geographical distribution of American fishes. His 

 best work is probably that on the fresh-water 

 fishes of Mexico and Central America; especially 

 his memoir published in 1904 on the fresh-water 

 fish of Mexico north of the Isthmus of Tehuante- 

 pec ; besides dealing with the taxonomy this memoir 

 contains an important analysis of the geograph- 

 ical distribution of fishes and includes descrip- 

 tions of many new species. His previous work in 

 Central America, especially in Guatemala and 

 Nicaragua, had given a basis of experience which 

 enabled him to speak with authority, and would, 

 no doubt, if his life had been spared, have led to 

 valuable generalizations upon geographic and 

 faunistic problems. 



He was a careful and enthusiastic worker, a 

 man of genial temperament and slow to anger, 

 cautious and judicial in his attitude on doubtful 

 questions. 



The American Society of Zoologists puts this 

 minute on record, and expresses its deep regret at 

 the too early loss of such an honored member. 



Charles SedgwicTc Minot 

 1852-1914 



In the death of Dr. Charles Sedgwick Minot the 

 American Society of Zoologists has lost a valued 

 and honored member and science an able and 

 trusted worker. 



The society, therefore, desires to place on its 

 records the following minute in recognition of his 

 services to science and to mankind. 



Born to leadership, with an unusual talent for 

 organization. Dr. Minot took a leading part in the 

 foundation of a number of societies for the ad- 

 vancement of biological research. Amongst these 



