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[N. S. Vol. I. No. 9. 



SOCIETIES AND ACADEMIES. 

 MICHIGAN SCIENCES AND ACADEMIES. 



After some discussion and correspond- 

 ence, a preliminary meeting was called 

 at the State Universitj' in Ann Arbor, last 

 June, and an organization effected. The 

 following officers were elected to serve for 

 the first meeting which was held in connec- 

 tion with that of the State Teachers' Asso- 

 ciation, December 26-27, in the State Capi- 

 tol at Lansing : 



President — W. J. Beal. 



Vice-President — J. B. Steere. 



Secretary and Treasurer — F. C. Newcombe. 



Additional Members of the Executive Commit- 

 tee — W. B. Barrows, I. C. Russell. 



At the close of the meeting very nearly 

 an even hundred members were enrolled. 



A very complete constitution and by-laws 

 were adopted. One of the main features of 

 the Societj' is to proceed systematically with 

 a State biological survey. The State will 

 be asked to publish the transactions, and to 

 furnish some aid toward conducting field 

 work. 



Three vice-presidents were elected who 

 are to act as chairmen of committees on 

 Botany, Zoology and Sanitary Science. 

 Doubtless other vice-presidents for other 

 work may be elected at the next annual 

 meeting. 



An informal field meeting will be held in 

 May or June. 



Those in attendance were much pleased 

 with the first program as carried out in 

 Lansing, and are showing much enthusiam 

 regarding future work. The objects of the 

 Society, as now stated in the constitution, 

 are the investigations in Agriculture, Bot- 

 any, Zoology, Sanitarj' Science, Archaeology 

 and kindi-ed subjects, but may include 

 other departments when workers are ready 

 to enter the field. 



The present oificers are: 



President — Bryant Walker. 



Vice-President — Frederick C. Newcombe. 



Vice-President — Jacob E. Reighard. 

 Vice-President — Henrj^ B. Baker. 

 Secretary — G. C. Davis. 

 Treasurer — E. A. Strong. 

 The program was as follows : 



WEDNESDAY, 1:30 P. M. 



1. Call to order and introductory remarks by 

 the President. 



2. Beport of the Executive Committee. 



3. Determination of the hour for Election of 

 Officers, and for Other Business. 



PRESENTATION OF PAPERS. 



1. The Mammals of Michigan : Dr. J. B. 

 Steere. 



2. The Birds of Michigan : Prof. D. C. Wor- 

 cester. 



3. Additions to the Flora of Michigan: Mr. 

 C. F. Wheeler. 



4. The Cryptogamic Flora of Michigan ; Mr. 

 L. N. Johnson. 



5. Work of the Michigan Fish Commission: 

 Dr. C. a. Kofoid and Prof. H. B. 

 Ward. 



6. The Michigan Lepidoptera : Dr. R. H. 



WOLCOTT. 



WEDNESDAY. 7:30 P. M. 



7. Our Society and a State Survey : Prof. W. 

 J. Beal. 



8. Practical Benefits of Bacteriology: Prof. 

 F. G. NovY. 



9. Simian Characters of the Human Skeleton: 

 Prof. W. H. Sherzer. 



10. Date and Development of Michigan Arche- 

 ology : Mr. Harlan I. Smith. 



11. Some Notes on the Michigan Coat of Arms: 

 Prof. W. J. Beal. 



12. Teaching Botany in Winter: Prof. W.J. 

 Beal. 



thursday, 9:00 a. m. 



13. Flora of Michigan Lakes: Prof. Chas. 

 A. Davis. 



14. Michigan Lepidoptera : Dr. R. H. Wol- 



COTT. 



15. Revieiu of our Present Knowledge of tlie 



