Meetings of the Board of Directors. 



Los Angeles^ Cal, Oct. 22, 1902. 



A meeting of the Board of Directors was held this evening at the 

 residence of President Comstock, who presided. 



The directors present were Messrs. Comstock, Knight, Whiting, Ta- 

 ber, Davidson and Baunigardt. 



Dr. Lorenzo C. Yates was elected to honorary membership. Mr. John 

 B. French was elected an active member. 



The President appointed a committee to act as incorporators for 

 the Academy. The following members were appointed on the committee : 

 Messrs. T. B. Comstock, W. H. Knight, J. D. Hooker, J. C. Nevin, Mel- 

 ville Dozier and H. O. Collins. 



It was moved and carried that the Secretary be instructed to issue 

 the new Constitution in pamphlet form and to incorporate a revised list 

 of the membership in the pamphlet. 



Application for the formation of a Botanical Section, in accordance 

 with the new Constitution and By-laws, was received. 



There being no further business, the meeting stood adjourned. 



Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 14, 1902. 



Directors present, Messrs. Comstock, Knight, Davidson, Tabor, Kin- 

 ney and Baumgardt. 



Hon. VV. A. Cheney was added to the committee on incorporation. 



New members elected were Jessie A. Cady, Elfigo Riverall, Adolph 

 Petter and C. H. Bailey. Adjourned. b. R. Baumgardt, Secretary. 



Meeting of the Aca-demy of Sciences. 



Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 3, 1902. 



A meeting was held this evening at 949 South Figueroa street, with 

 President Comstock in the chair. 



The report of the Board of Directors was presented at the meeting. 



A list of the active members elected by the Board was presented 

 by the Secretary. 



The lecture for the evening was by Mr. James R. Rogers, who 

 selected for his subject, ''Scientific Relations of the United States Pat- 

 ent Office." Adjourned. , g. r_ Baumgardt, Secretary. 



Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 17, 1902. 



The Biological Section of the Southern California Academy of 

 Sciences was formally organized this evening. 



Dr. T. B. Comstock, President of the Academy, occupied the chair 

 and Mr. W. H Knight acted as Secretary, pro tem. 



The following members were enrolled in the Section: Lyman Greg- 

 ory, Carl H. Phinney, G. Major Taber, A. B. Ulrey, Dr. A. A. Conrey, 

 Edith J. Claypole, Agnes M. Claypole, Dr. D. L. Tasker, B. M. Davis, 

 T. B. Comstock, W. H. Knight, Melville Dozier, H. P. Barrows, C. A. 

 Whiting and J. O. Hunt. 



Prof. B. M. Davis was elected chairman and Prof. C. A. Whiting, 

 Secretary. 



Prof. Davis, the chairman of the Section, appointed a committee con- 

 sisting of C. A. Whiting, Agnes M. Claypole, and A. B. Ulrey, to draw 

 up and present a constitution for this Section. 



Prof. Ulrey reported that he was interested in the examination of 

 the city water supplies from a biological standpoint. He spoke of the 

 importance of a close study of the hydra and its ability or inability to 

 continue its life when it is turned inside out. 



Dr. Agnes M. Claypole made an interesting report on the butterflies 

 in this part of the state. One especially interesting fact was the habit 

 of the milk-weed butterflies in hanging together in large masses during 

 the night. 



Prof. Whiting made a brief report in relation to the nervous system. 



Prof. Davis read by title a paper on the Hymenoptera of California 

 by T. D. A. Cocherell. Adjourned. c. A. Whiting, Secretary. 



