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REPORT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING 
The recipient of a grant made some years ago, whose work had not yielded results entirely 
to his satisfaction, offered to return the money which he had expended, with interest. The 
directors, however, unanimously declined to accept such return, regarding it as establishing 
a very unwise precedent which would imply that the recipient of a grant might be personally 
responsible if a research seriously prosecuted did not yield the results hoped for by him. 
No. 202. W. C. Allee, Lake Forest, Illinois. The survey of the effect of the re-agents 
on reactions to light of Mayfly Nymphs. Results published, Biol. BuL, 32, 93-97; and 
/. Exper. ZooL, 26, 423-459. Further work in progress on reversals to light; cause and effects 
of aggregation in certain Arthropods; effect of cyanides on Arthropods. 
No. 203. Joseph P. Iddings, Brinklow, Md. The work continues and will not be fin- 
ished for some time yet. 
No. 205. T. H. GooDSPEED, Berkeley, Cal. Experiments on Nicotiana, Publication 
of the final results has been delayed by military and civilian service of the collaborators. 
No. 207. T. H. Gronwall. Mathematical investigations. Preliminary results pub- 
lished in these Proceedings 5, 22-24, January, 1919, under the title, "A Theorem of Power 
Series with an Application to Conformal Mapping." Three notes embodying further results 
are in preparation and will soon be sent to the editor of the Proceedings. 
No. 208. A. F. Shull, Ann Arbor, Mich. Research is concluded on (1) Cell inconstancy 
in hydatina; and (2) Relative effectiveness of food, oxygen, etc. in causing or preventing male 
production. Results published (1) /. Morph., 30, No. 2, March 1918; (2) /. Exper. ZooL, 
26, No. 3, Aug. 1918, Research is still in progress on nuclea volume in relation to life 
cycle of hydatina; also on phenomena of maturation in relation to life cycle of hydatina; and 
on rate of metabolism in relation to life cycle of aphids. 
No. 209. Cecil K. Drinker, Boston. In addition to the first paper, reported last year 
three others will be sent to the /. Exper. Medicine during the coming year, based on the study 
of material which has been accumulated with the aid of this grant. 
No. 210. W. J. Atwell, Buffalo, N. Y. A research on the development of human 
hypophysis cerebri is in progress. Three models have been completed by the Bron wax-late 
method, showing hypophysis of 10 mm., 16 mm., 30 mm, human embryos. 
No. 211. George H, Shull, Princeton, N. J. The studies on heredity in Shepherd's- 
purse and Evening Primroses are being carried on with a minimum of labor and would have 
been impossible without the grant. 
The American collaborators of the Nomenclator Animalium Generum et 
Subgenerum have been paid the amounts due for their work. 
A report was received from the Committee on the Henry Draper Fund, 
signed by W. W. Campbell (Chairman) as follows: 
The Committee has unanunously recommended to the Council that the Henry Draper 
Gold Medal be awarded to Professor Charles Fabry of the University of Marseilles, in recog- 
nition of his researches in Physics and Astronomy, chiefly by means of interferometers. 
There have been no applications received for grants from the Henry Draper Fund in sup- 
port of research during the past year. This is probably due in large measure to the fact 
that many investigators have been engaged upon war problems and that investigators re- 
maining at home have not planned for extensions of instrumental means. 
The total amount of income available for the encouragement of research was $2234.94 
on April 1, 1919. Of this sum $382.44 was cash on hand and $1952.50 was invested in 
securities. 
A report was received from the Trustees of the Watson Fund, signed by A. 
O. Leuschner (Chairman), G. C. Comstock and W. L. Elkins, stating that 
