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eration in other states have fully proven their usefulness 
and the fact that such surveys have recently been in¬ 
augurated in several states and are projected in others is 
good evidence that the movement here is a wise one. 
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL 
‘history SURVEY TO THE OHIO 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
The committee appointed to prepare the bill for the 
Nat ural History Survey and to endeavor to secure its 
passage by the General Assembly, begs leave to report 
as follows : 
After considerable consultation in an effort to draft a 
measure which would meet the interests of the greatest 
number in the state, the bill was completed and through 
the kindness of Hon. C. Y. Trott, of Mount Vernon, w r as 
introduced during the early part of the session. Owing 
to some unavoidable delays the introduction was not as 
early as the committee had anticipated and it is perhaps 
in part due to this delay that the bill made no further 
progress at this session. Hearings w ere given by the 
Committee on Universities and Colleges and on Finance 
and in both cases the committee was given a very cor¬ 
dial reception and so far as couid be determined, the 
measure met wirh no opposition. In the former com¬ 
mittee it w r as given a unanimous approval and reported 
to the House for consideration by the Finance Commit¬ 
tee. The latter committee, owing to the pressure of 
other matters and especially the rush incident to the 
early adjournment on account of the critical illness of 
Governor Pattison, failed to take decisive action upon it. 
It stands, however, in such form that it may be 
brought up at the earliest opportunity at the next ses¬ 
sion of the General Assembly and it is hoped that it may 
receive prompt and favorable consideration. The mea¬ 
sure has received most unqualified endorsement partic¬ 
ularly in the colleges and the various educational and 
scientific bodies. A summary of these endorsements 
with extracts, appended hereto, forms, we think, an ad- 
