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The Ohio Naturalist. 
[Vol. XV, No. 5, 
Mr. Metcalf reported results in spraying; Dr. Krecker, a 
large nematode parasite; Mr. Markward, transpiration experi¬ 
ments with wheat and com; Mr. Drake, four species of 
Heteroptera new to the state; Mr. Lathrop, results of work in 
collecting Jassids in South Carolina. 
Mr. Kostir reported an apparently new species of walking 
stick, also, an interesting species of Oecanthus. The may flies 
were found not so common as last year, and there were no box 
elder bugs at all in contrast with their great abundance of last 
year. He had given some attention to the glacial grooves about 
Cedar Point, some of which are very deep and distinct. He 
determined their prevailing direction to be N. E. by E. 70 degrees 
from north. 
The members of the committees were announced: 
(1) Nomination: Prof. Barrows, Prof. Landacre, Prof. Durrant, 
Prof. Griggs, Mr. Lathrop. 
(2) Constitution: Prof. Barrows, Prof. Landacre,Prof.Durrant 
Mr. Drake, Mr. Meckstroth, Mr. Brown, Miss Mark. 
(3) Ohio Academy: Prof. Osborn, Prof. Landacre, Prof. 
Seymour, Dr. Detmers, Miss Mark. 
Meeting adjourned. 
F. Brown, Sec’y. pro tern. 
Orton Hall, Nov. 2, 1914. 
The meeting was called to order by the President, Mr. Kostir, 
and the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 
The President then called for reports of committees. Prof. 
Osborn stated that there had been two meetings of the committee 
which was assisting in the preparations for the meeting of the 
Ohio Academy of Science and that plans were almost completed. 
Prof. Barrows reported that the committee to revise the constitu¬ 
tion was not quite ready to report as there was so much reading 
to be done and literature to be examined before the report could 
be handed in. 
Dr. F. H. Krecker and Mr. H. W. Markward were elected to 
membership in the society. 
The names of Dr. H. C. Brown, Miss Mary Oliver, Don B. 
Whelan, and D. M. DeLong were proposed for membership. 
The following officers were elected for the coming year: Dr. 
R. J. Seymour, President; Miss Rose Gormley, Vice-President; 
Carl J. Drake, Secretary". 
The newly elected President then took the chair, and the 
address of the retiring President, Mr. W. J. Kostir, on “Present- 
day Views on the Origin of Life’’ was the program of the evening. 
This was followed by a discussion of his address and the meeting 
then adjourned. 
Carl J. Drake, Secretary. 
Date of Publication, March 12, 1915. 
