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C. A. ARMSTRONG. 



C. A. Armstrong was a member of the Ohio State Academy 

 of Science for many years. He was mainly interested in General 

 Geology. He died at Canton, Ohio, in the fall of 191 1. 



The newly organized section of Physics presented the fol- 

 lowing report. 



REPORT OF THE PHYSICS SECTION OF THE ACADEMY. 



At the meeting of the physicists of the State to organize a physics 

 section of the Ohio Academy of Science, from thirty to thirty-five men 

 from various parts of the state were present. The following colleges 

 and universities sent representatives : Miami, Ohio Wesleyan, Witten- 

 berg, University of Cincinnati, Ohio University, Kenyon, Defiance, Heidel- 

 berg, Wilmington, Oberhn, Denison, and Ohio State University. 



Professor Culler of Miami was chosen chairman of the meeting. 

 After the reading of the program of papers, the following names were 

 recommended to the nominating committee of the Academy for section 

 officers: Vice-President, Prof. T. C. Mendenhall of Ravenna; As- 

 sistant Secretary, Professor F. C. Blake of Ohio State University; Mem- 

 ber of Executive Committee, Professor S. J. Allen, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



At the Academy business meeting, held Saturday morning, these 

 men were elected to their respective offices. The new officers of the 

 Academy being, Professor L. B. Walton, Gambier, President; Professor 

 E. L. Rice, Delaware, Secretary. 



Professor Mendenhall gave an excellent ten-minute talk, urging all 

 those present to co-operate in making the section a live and interesting- 

 body and to maintain at any cost the high ideals of the science they 

 profess. In a free discussion the unanimous sentiment of the meeting 

 was, that the physicists have now done something they should have 

 done several years ago. There was no question in the mind of any 

 one present, that great good can accrue to each and all of us by meeting 

 together once a year for mutual fellowship and counsel, and for the 

 discussion of the papers read. Undoubtedly another year, more time 

 will be available for discussion than was possible this year, with only 

 a single half-day session. 



Many of those present joined the Academy by filling out an ap- 

 plication blank, indorsed by two members, and paying the annual dues 

 of $1.50. 



F. C. Blake, 

 Secretary Physics Section. 



