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IOWA ORNITHOLOGIST. 



ture Room of the Science Build- 

 ing. 



BUSINESS MEETING, AUG. 22, 

 2:25 P. M. 



The meeting was called to or- 

 der by the President, Chas. R. 

 Keyes. Nine Active Members 

 were present. 



After an interesting address by 

 the President, letters from non- 

 present members, Paul Bartsch, 

 A. I. Johnson and C. F. Ken- 

 ning were read. The two former 

 enclosed papers. 



Treasurer's report from organ- 

 ization to Aug. 22, 1895, was 

 read. 



Secretary's report having been 

 published in the Iowa Ornithol- 

 ogist, was omitted. 



A discussion on interpretation 

 of the Constitution followed, as 

 to the duties of officers, manner 

 of admitting new members, etc. 



Agreed that applicant's names 

 shall be voted uoon by the Execu- 

 tive Council and if admitted, the 

 Council shall inform the Secre- 

 tary, who shall inform the ap- 

 plicant of his admittance. 



Any person wishing to join the 

 society and not knowing any 

 member, may write to the Ed- 

 itor-Treasurer or Chairman of 

 the Executive Council. 



The Council shall have power 

 to expel any member who has 



proven himself unworthy of mem- 

 bership in so august a body as the 

 Iowa Ornithological Association. 



Resolved that the yearly dues 

 be raised to one dollar, ($i.oo) 

 for active members. 



A warm discussion on the man- 

 ner of continuing the society and 

 supporting the Iowa Ornithol- 

 ogist. 



Resolved that a committee of 

 five (5) be appointed to compile 

 a complete and annotated list of 

 Iowa birds. 



After a long discussion on the 

 manner of compiling the list of 

 Iowa birds, the following com- 

 mittee was appointed at the sug- 

 gestion of the society: Chas. R. 

 Keyes, Chairman, M. E. Peck, 

 Paul Bartsch, J. V. Crone, H. J. 

 Giddings. 



This meeting of the I. O. A., 

 consisting of only nine members, 

 found itself entirely helpless as 

 far as performing any business 

 was concerned, because there 

 was not a majority of members 

 which the present Constitution 

 requires to enact business. Hence 

 the following resolution. 



Resolved that a committe of 

 two (2) be appointed who, with 

 the President, shall draft a new 

 constitution. 



An invitation was received and 

 accepted, from the Curator of 



