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field of, labor was a decided loss to the Academy, and the news of his 

 death brought a pang of regret to many of his old associates. Of him it 

 may well be said his life was a record of useful service. 



Be It Resolved, That we express our great appreciation of the con- 

 tinued interest of Mr. Emerson McMillin, whose substantial contribu- 

 tions have done and are doing so much to advance the scientific work of 

 the Ohio State Academy of Science; and that we extend to him our .sin- 

 cere thanks. 



Be It Further Resolved, That we extend our hearty thanks to the 

 President, Trustees, and Faculty of Buchtel College, to Professor Brook- 

 over and the other members of the Local Committee, and to the A'lanu- 

 facturers of Akron, who have co-operated so happily in arranging for 

 the entertainment of the visiting members and for the general success 

 of the Twentieth Meeting of the Academy. 



Edward L. Rice, 

 William R. Lazenby, 

 Francis L. Landacre, 



Cominittec. 



After the formal adjotirnment of the meeting at 5 :-f5 p. m. 

 a luncheon was served by the college in the Crouse Gymnasitim, 

 followed by a social gathering of the members and friends of the 

 Academy. 



At S :00 p, m. Mr. F. A. Seiberling, President of the Good- 

 year Rubber Co., addressed the Society upon "The Rubber In- 

 dustry." giving a most interesting account of his recent trip up 

 the Amazon River, together with the description of the method 

 of obtaining and preparing the crude rubber for the market. 



On Saturday morning many of the members visited the fac- 

 tories of the rubber companies where the various mechanical 

 methods involved in the preparation of rubber were exhibited. 

 A few collecting trips were made and the members of the Acad- 

 emy departed from Akron with the remembrance of a most en- 

 joyable session. 



The complete program was as follows: 



1 Anatomy and Physiology of the Unionidae. 10 min. 



V. Sterki 



2 The Olfactory Xerve of Amciurus and Lcpidosteiis. 



