June, 1910.] Organization of the Biological Club. 
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accomplished, with the following charter members present: 
Moses Craig, W. S. Devol, J. F. Hickman, D. S. Kellicott, W. R. 
Lazenby, W. G. Green, C. P. Sigerfoos, C. S. Thorne, and C. M. 
Weed. The orgainzation was called the Biological Club of the 
Ohio State University, and Agricultural Experiment Station. 
Meetings were held fortnightly at the homes of the members 
Later the Club met in Horticultural Hall and finally, from 
1891 to 1900, in Botanical Hall. The first officers were: Presi- 
dent, C. E. Thorne; Vice President, D. S. Kellicott, and Secre- 
tary, C. M. Weed. 
At the meeting of November 3rd, 1891, a committee was 
appointed to consider the organization of a State Academy of 
Science. This resulted in the organization of our present State 
Academy on December 31, 1891. 
The club has been active from the time of its organization 
with the exception of a period of seventeen months, from Feb- 
ruary 21, 1894, to September 19, 1895, during which no meetings 
were held. At the latter date the Club was again called together 
by Prof. Kellicott, and reorganized. 
On March 5, 1900, a committee was appointed, consisting 
of Messrs. Herbert Osborn, W. A. Kellerman, and F. J. Tyler, to 
consider the advisability of establishing a biological bulletin to be 
published by the Club. The scheme was adopted, and the first 
editorial staff of the Ohio Naturalist was elected on June 
4, 1900. 
The following is a list of the officers of the Club previous to 
1900, when the printed records of the Club in the Ohio Natur- 
alist begin: 
1888- 1889 — Pres., C. E. Thorne; Vice Pres., D S. Kellicott; 
Sec., C. M. Weed. 
1889- 1890 — Pres., D. S. Kellicott; Vice Pres., W. R Lazenby; 
Sec., H. A. Surface. 
1890- 1891 — Pres., W. R. Lazenby; Vice Pres , D. S. Kellicott; 
Sec., H. A. Surface. 
1891- 1892 — Pres., W. A. Kellerman; Vice Pres., F. M. Webster; 
Sec., W. C. Werner 
1892- 1893 — Pres., A. D. Selby; Vice Pres., J. H. McGregor; 
Sec., W. C. Werner. 
1893- 1894 — Pres., W. C. Werner; Vice Pres., C. B. Morrey; 
Sec., J. H. McGregor. 
1894- 1895 — No meetings held. 
Sept. 19 to Nov. 1, 1895 — Pres., W. A. Kellerman; Sec., E. M. 
Wilcox. 
1895- 1896- — Pres., D. S. Kellicott; Vice Pres., Walter Fischer; 
Sec., E. M. Wilcox. 
1896- 1897 — Pres., F. S. Landacre; Vice Pres., J. W. T. Duvel; 
Sec., R. C. Osborn 
