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similar organizations, so far as the list was available ; to academies and 

 scientific societies in a number of the larger cities ; and to a selected list 

 of local city and college scientific societies in Ohio. Invitations were also 

 sent to a few Canadian societies. 



Personal invitations were also sent to the charter members and past 

 presidents of the Academy, and, so far as their names and addresses 

 could be secured, to the members of the old Tyndall Association of 

 Columbus. 



At the meeting of November 26 it was voted to recommend to the 

 Academy that all addresses of the Anniversary Meeting be published by 

 the Academy, and, if practicable, in a single volume. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Edward L. Rice, 



Secretary of Executive Committee. 



The following report of the Publication Committee was re- 

 ceived and ordered filed. 



REPORT OF PUBLICATION COMMITTEE 



During the year the only report published by the Ohio Academy of 

 Science was the Annual Report of the 24tli meeting, "Proceedings of 

 the Ohio Academy of Science, Vol. VI, Pt. 4", consisting of sixty pages, 

 the cost of which was $56.00. 



John H. Schaffner, 

 Chairman Publication Committee. 



The report of the Trustees of the Research Fund was re- 

 ceived as follows, and referred to the Auditing Committee. 



Financial Statement of the Emerson McMillin Research Fund, 

 Ohio Academy of Science^ for the Year 1^14-1^ 



Receipts. 



Cash on hand Nov. 10, 1914 $429 91 



Check from Emerson McMillin, Nov. 1914 250 00 



Total 1679 91 



assignments. 



As no bills were presented last year, and no money paid out, we 

 include the assignments of 1913-1914 with those of 1914-1915. 



