Report of the Twenty-Second Annual Meet- 

 ing of the Ohio Academy of Science 



The twenty-second annual meeting of the Academy was held 

 at Ohio State University, Columbus, O., on November 28, 29 

 and 30, 191 2, with Professor Bruce Fink of Miami University 

 presiding as President. 



An informal reception was given to the society at the Ohio 

 Union on Thursday at 7 :30 p. m., rooms were assigned to visiting 

 members, programs of the meeting were distributed, and an en- 

 joyable evening passed very quickly. 



The meeting was called to order on Friday morning at 8:45 

 in the main lecture room of the Physics Building after a prelimi- 

 nary session of the Program Committee and the Executive Com- 

 mittee. Professor Herbert Osborn extended the hospitality of 

 the State University to the members of the Academy and men- 

 tioned the interest which the University had in promoting 

 scientific work by means of its graduate school. 



After thanking Prof. Osborn in behalf of the members 

 of the Academy for the cordial expression of good will, the 

 regular business meeting followed. The President appointed 

 a committee on membership, consisting of Professors Schafifner, 

 Williams, and Coghill, on resolutions consisting of Professors 

 Fenneman, Grover, and Shatzer, and on Necrology consisting of 

 Professors Hine, Lazenby, and Williams. After the Secretary 

 had noted that his report would be found in the current pro- 

 ceeding of the Academy, the report of the Treasurer was pre- 

 sented as follows : 



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