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prosector to the Society and had brought together a large number 

 of interesting facts. His account of the famous fight between the 

 Hon and the donkey well illustrated the unreliability of newspaper 

 reports along lines of natural history. Among other things he 

 stated that at least 75 %, of the deaths among the monkeys of the 

 "Zoo" resulted from tuberculosis. 



The Society then proceeded with the reading of the papers 

 and adjourned at 5:15 P. M. 



At 7 130 P. M. Prof. G. W. Hoke talked to the Society con- 

 cerning life in Constantinople. This was illustrated by a large 

 series of lantern slides. 



The Society reassembled at 8 145 Saturday morning. The 

 report of the nominating committee was received and the follow- 

 ing officers were elected for the ensuing year : 



President — Professor Frank Carney, Granville, Ohio. 



Vice-Presidents — Professor J. H. Schaffner, Columbus, Ohio, 

 and Professor F. C. Waite, Cleveland, Ohio. 



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



Treasurer — Professor J. S. Hine, Columbus, Ohio. 



Executive Committtee (ex-officio) — Professor Frank Carney,. 

 Granville; Professor L. B. Walton, Gainbier ; Professor J. 

 S. Hine, Columbus; (elective) — Professor Bruce Fink, Ox- 

 ford ; Professor Lynds Jones, Oberlin. 



Board of Trustees — Mr. Charles Dury, Cincinnati, Ohio. (In 

 place of retiring trustee). 



Publication Committee — Professor E. L. Rice. (In place of re- 

 tiring member). 



L. B. Walton, 



Secretary. 



The following were elected by the executive committee dur- 

 ing the year. 



Geo. E. Coghill, Granville, Ohio. 



W. S. Beekman, 514 East Pearl Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Alfred Dachnowski, O. S. U., Columbus, Ohio. 



Sergius Morgulus, O. S. U., Columbus, Ohio. 



B. R. Bales, M. D., Circleville, Ohio. 



M. S. Fletcher, M. D., 11 East Seventh Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Arthur H. McCray, Duvall, Ohio. 



W. F. Henninger, New Bremen, Ohio. 



