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PLANS FOE THE INDIANA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



JohjNt S. Weight : Mr. Chairman, the committee made arrangements 

 for several persons to speak of the plans for the Academy, with reference 

 to future expansion and development. Now, most of the points that I 

 had in mind have been covered very adequately by the speeches which 

 have been made at different times during the meetings, particularly last 

 night by Dr. John M. Coulter with reference to the social side of the Acad- 

 emy, making the members better acquainted with each other. I feel sure 

 that the program committee will endeavor in planning the next meeting to 

 emphasize the social aspect more and more. Possibly a smoker will serve 

 very well to this end. I do not suppose we would attempt a banquet of 

 as large proportions as the one we had last night, as that would entail 

 too much effort. 



I believe the Academy will do well to enlist the interest of men who 

 are in industrial lines. There are within this State at the present time 

 a great many men who are in industrial lines. Mr. Brossmann, who rep- 

 resents the Engineering Society, referred particularly yesterday morn- 

 ing to the interest that engineers and chemists have in scientific work, 

 and that their work rests upon developments along the lines of science. 

 These men in industrial lines may properly be enlisted in the Academy 

 interests, and I am certain we can thus enlarge the number of those en- 

 gaging in the work of the Academy. 



I believe that is all I care to say. because other features of tne Acad- 

 emy work will be mentioned by those who follow. 



Dr. Stanley Coitlter : Mr. Chairman. I think we are a unit upon the 

 matter of the development of the social side of the Academy. It has oc- 

 curred to me that one way in which that might be brought about would 

 be to have the Executive Committee constitute itself a committee of intro- 

 duction at each session, and make it a regular part of the program to 

 introduce the new members to the older ones. I have frequently told 

 young men that the only way for them to broaden out was by coming in 

 contact with tliese older members, and they have come to the Academy 

 meetings, stayed a day or two and have gone home without meeting a 



