( D . S. U. naturalist 
PUBLISHED BY 
THE BIOLOGICAL CLUB OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 
Vol. I. NOVEMBER, 1900. No. J. 
ANNOUNCEMENT. 
In presenting The O. S. U. Naturaeist to the public, a few words 
may not be out of place as to the motives and purposes which were 
instrumental in bringing it into existence. The Biological Club of 
Ohio State University is composed of professors, instructors and 
students of the several departments of natural history in the Uni- 
versity. These departments have been carrying on certain lines of 
work for some time, and the more important and technical has been 
reported in various publications. Much of the work, however, which 
is only of local interest, but still of great value in the development 
of the natural history of the state, has had no convenient avenue of 
publication. For this reason it was thought advisable to begin a 
journal in a modest way in which such material together with other 
articles might be made available for immediate use. 
The idea had been entertained for some time that such a course 
would be desirable. Several members had expressed themselves in 
favor of a journal, and Dr. Kellerman had for some years contem- 
plated the publication of a purely botanical paper which should be 
devoted largely to the flora of the state. Finally during the spring 
of 1900 Mr. Tyler and Mr. Griggs, students connected with the club, 
began to arouse interest in the matter by advocating the founding 
of a bulletin which should provide a suitable avenue of publication. 
By a motion of the club, a committee to consider the matter was 
appointed, consisting of the following members: 
Herbert Osborn, John H. Schaffner, 
W. A. Kellerman, Max Morse, 
F. J. Tyler, R. F. Griggs. 
This committee finally agreed upon a plan, which was presented 
to the club and adopted, with slight modifications, on the 7th of 
May, 1900. The editors are elected annually by the club, and fol- 
lowing is the staff for the coming year: 
Editor-in-Chief — John H. Schaffner, A. M., M. S. 
Associate Editors — Zoology, F. L. Landacre, B. Sc; Botany, F. 
J. Tyler, B. Sc.; Geology, J. A. Bownocker, D. Sc.; Archaeology, 
W. C. Mills, B. Sc.; Ornithology, R. F. Griggs. 
