232 PROCEEDINGS OF THE OHIO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



Report of Committee on Resolutions 



Resolved, That the Ohio Academy express its appreciation to the 

 authorities and to the local committee of the Ohio State University for 

 the excellent arrangements which have made the Twenty-Fifth Anni- 

 versary meeting one most enjoyable to those who have been in attendance. 



Resolved, That we thank Dr. C. F. Marvin, Chief of the United 

 States Weather Bureau, for his address on Applied Meteorology and the 

 Work of the Weather Bureau. 



Resolved, That the Academy express thanks to the various societies 

 sending delegates to the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary meeting. 



Resolved, That the Society thank Mr. Emerson McMillin for his 

 continued generosity in the support of science in Ohio. 



.Resolved, That the Society express its appreciation for the serv- 

 ices rendered by the Librarian of the University, Mr. Charles Reeder, in 

 connection with the Academy Library. 



Resolved, That we appreciate the long and careful accumulation of 

 phenological data by Mr. Thomas Mikesel of Wauseon, Ohio, as a valu- 

 able contribution to agricultural meteorology. 



L. B. Walton, 



E. L. MOSELEY, 



F. O. Grover. 



The following report of the Committee on Necrology was 

 received and ordered filed. 



Report of Committee on Necrology 



As far as known to our committee, but one member of the Acad- 

 emy has been called to cross the boundary line between this world and 

 the next during the last year. Dr. Charles E. Slocum formerly of De- 

 fiance, but more recently of Toledo, died in the latter city June 7, 1915. 

 after a brief illness. 



Dr. Slocum, wbo was one of the charter members of the Academy, 

 was a man of liberal education and well trained faculties. In addition 

 to his calling as a physician he was interested in various lines of study 

 and investigation. His publications include "A History of the Maumee 

 Valley," a treatise on "The Injurious Effect of Tobacco," and a series 

 of articles advocating Phonetic spelling. He was an active member of 

 the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society and of other State and 

 National organizations. He was a man of energy and enthusiasm, lead- 

 ing a busy and useful life. 



