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The report of the Treasurer showed the total receipts to- 

 be for the year, $182.01 and the expenditures to be $117.16, 

 leaving $64.85. 



The following is a brief summary of the report submitted by 

 the Treasurer: 



REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE YEAR 1904. 



To The Ohio Academy of Sciences. 



For the year since our last annual meeting the receipts including^ 

 balance from last year have amounted to $182.01 and the expenditures 

 to $117.16 leaving a cash balance on hand of $64.85. 



Summarized these receipts and expenditures are as follows: 



receipts. 



Balance from last year $ 21 . 92 



Membership dues 155 . 00 



Publications sold and miscellaneous receipts 5 . 09 



Total. $182 . 01 



DISBURSEMENTS. 



Ohio Naturalist, 127 subscriptions, 50 cts. each $ 63.50 



Printing of Annual Report 27 . 00 



Miscellaneous expenses, postage, printing, etc 26.66 



Balance on hand Nov. 25th, 1904 64.85 



Total. $182 . 01 



Respectfully svibmitted, 



Herbert Osborn. 



The report of the Board of Trustees showed the total receipts. 

 of the year to be $308.89 and the disbursements to be $194.00- 

 leaving a balance in the t-:-easury of $114.89. 



The Board of Trustees reported that the annual contribu- 

 tion of Mr. Emerson McMillin of $250.00 to the research fund 

 had been received. 



The matter of enlarging the size and scope of the Program 

 Committee so as to include five members, one for Zoology, one- 

 for Botany, one for Geology and Physiography, one for Anthro- 

 pology and Archeology and Ethnology, and one for Chemistry, 

 Physics and Mathematics, was discussed and a motion to that 

 effect was introduced by Professor Walton but was referred to 

 the next business meeting by the President with the request that 

 it be handed in in writing. 



On motion of Professor Osborn the business meeting was 

 adjourned and after a recess of ten minutes the reading of papers- 

 was begun. 



