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The Ohio Naturalist. 
[Vol. IX, No. 2, 
Meeting of the Biological Club. 
Orton Hall, Oct. 5, 1908. 
The club was called to order by the president and the minutes 
of the previous meeting were read and approved. 
This being the first meeting after the reopening of the Uni¬ 
versity, the program consisted of reports of the past summer’s 
w r ork. The president, Prof. Hubbard, appointed R. F. Griggs, 
J. S. Hine and J. C. Hambleton as a nominating committee to 
nominate candidates for officers for the coming year. 
Dr. A. Dachnowski reviewed the ecology of Cedar Point, 
having studied the succession of vegetation in the lagoons. 
Prof. R. F. Griggs reported finding an interesting division of 
nuclei in Synchitrium. Prof. J. H. Schaffner gave an interesting 
account of his past year’s study in Europe. Mr. R. J. Sim gave 
an account of observations on the food habits of the black tern, 
which seems capable of consuming enormous quantities of min¬ 
nows at one time. Prof. J. C. Hambleton spoke of the reforesta¬ 
tion of old farms and hills of New England. The new growth is 
largely pine. Prof. F. L. Landaere reported on recent studies 
of his on the brain of the cat fish. Mr. W. C. Morse was engaged 
the past summer in a study of the geology of southern Ohio and 
Kentucky, the work in the latter state being in the Bedford and 
Berea. Prof. H. Osborn gave an account of the work at the 
Lake Laboratory at Sandusky the past summer, mentioning the 
extension of the bird records for Ohio by Prof. L. Jones. 
Arthur H. McCray, Secretary. 
Date of Publication, December IS, 1908. 
