IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 
Resolved — First. That the Iowa Academy of Science assembled expresses its 
grateful appreciation of the hospitality extended by the citizens of Ames. 
Resolved — Second : That the Academy recognize its indebtedness to the Presi- 
dent and faculty of the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts 
by whose efforts the local arrangements were perfected. 
Resolved — Third : That we express our appreciation of the lectures delivered 
by Dr. Herman von Schrenk, Dr. C. R. Barnes and Dr. C. E. Bessey. 
Resolved — Fourth : That the Secretary of tbe Iowa Academy of Science be 
instructed to send to each of the Congressmen from Iowa the expression of the 
earnest hope of the members of the Academy that, in the near future the 
Metric System of weights and measures will displace the so called English System 
now in common use ; and our hope that the members of Congress from Iowa will 
vote for the bill now pending which provides that from and after the first of 
July, nineteen hundred and eight, all of the departments of the government of 
the United States, in the transaction of business requiring the use of weights 
and measurements, shall employ and use the weights and measures of the Metric 
System. 
Resolved — Fifth ; That we extend to the California Academy of Sciences 
our sympathy on account of the great loss in books and valuable documents they 
have recently sustained by earthquake and fire, also : 
'Whereas, Dr. C. E. Bessey of Nebraska University has been suggested by 
many of his friends for the vacant Secretaryship of the Smithsonian Institu- 
tion, and 
Whereas, his wide reputation as a ripe scholar, his great executive ability as 
well as his unusual alertness and activity of mind, qualify him especially for such 
a position : 
Therefore the Iowa Academy of Science assembled at Ames, April 21, 190t5, 
do heartily commend his candidacy and most respectfully urge upon the Trustees 
of the Institution the careful consideration of his qualifications. Committee, 
C. O. Bates, 
W. J. Meek, 
L. Begeman. 
The Committee on Secretary’s report recommended that the sngges- 
tions made by the Secretary relative to providing a better quality of 
paper for the Authors Reprints, and requesting that there should be 
submitted with each drawing or photograph from which a plate for illus- 
tration is to be made, a description of the same and also the reason 
why it is desirable that the same should be used as an illustration in 
addition to the description of the facts, in the text (this latter is at 
the request of the Executive Council who authorizes the plates illus: 
trating tile Academy Proceedings to be made) be ordered by the Aca- 
demy. The Committee also recommended that the Secretary should be 
given an honorarium of $25.00 for the ensuing year. 
The Committee on Necrology reported that there had been no death ’ 
in the Membership of the Academy during the past year. 
OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1906-7. 
President, C. 0. Bates. 
First Vice President, G. E. Finch, 
Second \ ice President, A. A. Bennett. 
Secretary, L. S. Ross. 
Treasurer, H. E. Summers. 
Executive Committee, Ex-Officio, C. O. Bates, 
nett, L. S. Ross, H. E. Summers. 
G. E. Pinch, A. A. Ben- 
Elective, PI. M. Kelly, P. p. Almy, C. P. Lorenz. 
