264 The American Naturalist. [March, 
“Rev. H. Herzer gave a paper on “ Sears theta a number 
of large specimens from the coal measures of 
Prof. E. W. Claypole gave an account of a scaninids deposit in the 
Carboniferous Conglomerate at Cuyahoga Falls, in which were found 
countless bones of a small tortoise, a few bones and teeth of the beaver, 
and some fragments of the skeleton of a deer. 
Prof. W. G. Tight read papers on “ The Preglacial Big Kanawha 
Drainage” and “A Preglacial Channel in Fairfield County.” Ina 
paper on “ Huronite,” by Prof. A. A. Wright, he proposed the use of 
the name “ huronite diabase,” as a petrographical term in tracing the 
distribution of boulders. ‘ New Evidence Upon the Structure of Di- 
nichthys,” by A. A. Wright, was a resume of the evidence now existing 
as to whether the median element of the ventral armor of this Devon- 
ian fish consisted of a single plate only, as argued by Dr. Newberry, or 
of two plates, an anterior median and a posterior median, such as exist 
in Coccosteus, its British congener. In one species of Dinichthys indis- 
putable evidence of two plates exists. 
A key - eae the land mollusca of Ohio was presented by 
Dr. V. Ste 
The ‘ities pipers read were: “A Simple Method of Inbedding Plant 
Tissues in Gelatin,” E. M. Wilcox and J. W. T. Duvel; “Some Pre- 
servatives for Fresh-Water Algæ,” Miss L. C. Riddle; “A Mode ot 
Preserving Specimens for Class Use,” E. W. Claypole; “Some Inter- 
esting Leaf Variations” and “Note on Cornus florida,” Mrs. Keller- 
man ; “ Notes on Ustilaginex,” Aug. D. Selby ; “A Hybrid Impatiens,” 
F. L. Stevens; “Two Hydmuns,” E. L. Fulmer; “Additions to the 
List of Exogens of Cayuhoga County,” Carl Krebs; “Some Adapta- 
tions in Fungi” and “ Comment on a Phase of Botanical Instruction,” 
W. A. Kellerman ; “ Explorations of Norse Remains on Charles River, 
Mass.,” Gerard Fowke ; “ How Do Glaciers Move?” John J. Janney : 
“Two Rare Fishes,” Roy C. Osburn. 
The academy appointed a committee to endeavor to induce the legis- 
lature to amend the game laws, and passed a resolution to be forwarded 
to Senator Sherman, protesting against the passage of the bill proposing 
to prohibit vivisection in the District of Columbia. 
‘The officers elected for 1897 are as follows: Pres., W. A. Kellerman, 
Columbus ; 1st Vice-Pres., Dr. C. E. Slocum, Defiance; 2d Vice-Pres., 
J. B. Wright, Wilmington; Sec., E. L. Moseley, Sandusky ; Treas., 
D. S. Kellicott, Columbus. Executive Committee (elective members) : 
L. H. McFadden, Westerville; W. M. Hill, East Liverpool—E. L. 
MoseELEy, Secretary, Sandusky, Ohio. 
