224 PROCEEDINGS OF THE OHIO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



Report of the Executive Committee 



Delaware, Ohio, Nov. 26,1915. 



Five meetings of the Executive Committee have been held during 

 the year, — Jan. 23, Feb. 13, June 12, Oct. 23, and Nov. 26. In each case 

 except the last all officers of the Academy were invited to meet with the 

 Committee. 



At the meeting of Jan. 23, Prof. Mills presented to the Committee 

 the Charter of the Academy. It was voted by the Committee that this 

 be deposited in the Ohio State University Library, together with the 

 Certificate of Amendment of 1914. 



In response to a vigorous complaint concerning the irregularity of 

 the time schedule of the last annual meeting, it was voted that in future 

 business sessions shall be limited strictly to the time allotted, and shall 

 not be permitted to encroach upon the time of the scientific sessions. 



Since the last Annual Meeting twenty-seven applications for member- 

 ship have been approved by the Executive Committee. The names will 

 be submitted later for the ratification of the Academy. 



As instructed by the Annual Meeting of 1914, the Executive Com- 

 mittee has made a canvass by mail of the sentiment of the Academy 

 membership concerning the proposed change of date of the Annual Meet- 

 ing from Thanksgiving to Easter. The vote on this question was as 

 follows : 



Favoring change 32 



Opposing change 25 



Neutral 38 



Total voting 95 



A further question concerning the date of the spring vacation 

 brought usable replies from 48 members. A tabulation of these replies 

 shows two rather distinct periods of spring vacation. Of the members 

 reporting, 17 will be in their vacation on Wednesday, March 29, and 25 

 on Friday, April 21. 



Replies to a question concerning possibility of securing leave of 

 absence to attend the meeting were received from 56 members, 24 of 

 whom would be able to secure such leave, and 17 of whom would not, 

 while 15 are in doubt. 



The main work of the Executive Committee has been the arrange- 

 ment for this meeting. The result of this work is seen in the printed 

 program. • In addition it should be stated that invitations to send dele- 

 gates to the Anniversary have been extended to the American Association 

 for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and 

 Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences ; to state academies and 



