326 OHIO STATE ACABKMY OF SCIENCE 



MEMBEES ELECTED BY THE MEMBEESPIIP COM- 

 MITTEE, DEC. 1-2, 1905. 



Benkdtct, Stanley M., Physiology Univ. of Cincinnati. Cincinnati 



Braam, Maximilian, Biology Hughes High School, Cincinnati 



Branson, E. B., Geology Oberlin 



Breese, B. B., Psychology Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati 



Carney, Frank, Geology Granville 



Hansen, Hermine J., Biology Hughes High School, Cincinnati 



Martzoff, C. L., Archaeology New Lexington 



McDaniel, J. E., Biology Athens 



Wieman, Harry, Biology Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati 



Eeading of papers commenced at 10 :15 and continued until 

 12 :05 p. ni., when, after the appointment of a committee consisting 

 of theSecretaii^ Prof. Landacre and Prof. Eice, to coni5id«?r a re- 

 vision of the Constitution and report at the next nieetino-, the 

 Society adjourned to luncheon provided hy the local committee. 



At 1 :15 p. m. the Society listened to the address of the 

 President on "The Origin of the Wings of Insects.'' This was 

 illustrated by an excellent series of lantern slides. 



At 2 :15 p. m. the reading of papers coininenced and con- 

 tinued until 4 :30 p. m. when a brief recess of ten minutes occurred. 

 This was followed by Prof. Herrick's paper, "On the Present 

 Status of Comparative Psychology." 



At 5 :30 p. m. the Society adjourned to i^artake of a dinner 

 served by the University. 



At 7 :30 p. m. President Dabney of the University of Cincin- 

 nati, delivered an address entitled, "Our Modern Universities." 

 This was followed by an informal reception in the parlors of the 

 Uniyersit}^ 



On Saturday the meeting was called to order at 9 :10 a. m. 

 Attention was called to the death of two members during the year, 

 Prof. A. A. Wright of Oberlin, and Eev. P. D. Kelsey of Toledo. 



A resolution urging the necessity for a biological survey of the 

 Panama Canal Zone before the cutting of the canal was unani- 

 mously adopted and the secretary was instructed to transmit the 

 resolution to the ])ro])er authorities at Washington. 



A committee, consisting of the retiring President, Prof. Her- 

 bert Osborn ; the incoming President, Prof. E. L. Eice; and the 

 Secretary, was a]3pointed for the purpose of bringing the matter 

 of a State Natural History Survey before the next session of the 

 General Assemmly. 



The Committee on Nomination of Officers, Prof. C. J. TTerrick, 

 Prof. W. C. irills, and the. Secretary, which had previously been 

 elected by ballot, re])orted and the following were elected for the 

 coming year : 



President — Dr. E. L. Rice, Delaware, Ohio. 



Vice-Presidents — Mr. Chas. Dury of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Professor 

 LA'nds Jones, of Oberlin, Ohio. 



Secretary — Dr. L. B. Walton. Gambier, Ohio. 



