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At 10:45 ^- •^'^- ^^^^ society proceeded with the reading of 

 the papers, adjournment being made at 12:00 M. for hnicheon 

 at the Ohio Union. At i -.^o P. M. President Bruce Fink of 

 the Academy addressed the members on '"Botanical Instruction 

 in Colleges" a paper which was listened to with much interest. 

 The reading 01 papers continued, those in Physics being pre- 

 sented in the smaller lecture room. Adjournment was made at 

 6:15 P. M. to the Ohio Union where a special dinner was 

 served to the members of the Academy, the remainder of the 

 evening being spent informally in the rooms of the Union. 



At 8:30 on Saturday occurred the adjourned business meet- 

 ing the committee on resolutions reporting as follows : 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 



Resolved, That the thanks of the Academy be tendered to the 

 authorities of the Ohio State University who have placed their building 

 and apparatus at our disposal during this meeting. 



Also to the Local Committee and to the fraternities and other 

 friends who have generously afforded lodging to our members. 



Resolved, That this academy emphatically approves the proposed 

 biological survey of Ohio undertaken by a group of colleges and uni- 

 versities and requests the legislature of the state to appropriate for this 

 work so much money as is needed to supplement the support already 

 given by these institutions. 



It is recommended that members of the Academy communicate 

 individually with their several representatives in furtherance of this 

 movement. 



Resolved, That it is the sense of this Academy that the legislature 

 of Ohio should pass a law designed to make it impossible for the in- 

 sane, the feeble-minded and confirmed criminals to propagate their kind. 

 That to this end we commend to its attention and study the laws pro- 

 viding for sterilization already in force in six of the United States; 



That copies of this resolution be sent to the several county and 

 city medical societies of Ohio, asking their co-operation in the accomplish- 

 ment of this purpose. 



Signed, 



N. M. FennemaNj 

 Charles G. Shatzer, 

 F. O. Grover, 



