SUMMARY OF ACTION

Appointments

Friday afternoon the following committees were appointed to report at the final session.

Nominations. Professor W. H. Lennon, Brockport, chairman; E. R. Whitney, Binghamton; Professor George M. Turner, Buffalo.

Resolutions. Professor Francis E. Lloyd, New York, chairman; Arthur G. Clement, Albany.

Auditing committee. O. C. Kenyon, Syracuse, chairman; John W. Greenwood, Buffalo.

Report of meeting of executive council

Saturday afternoon the secretary made the following oral report:

Recommended, That the association pay to the Regents office for proceedings of the fourth annual meeting, $50.

That the bill for postage for mailing to members the proceedings of the fifth annual meeting be paid, $27.

That the bill for reprints of the papers read at the fifth annual meeting be approved, $62.61.

That the bills for taking and transcribing the notes at the fifth annual meeting be paid, $62.75.

That the expenses of the committee on narcotics be paid by the association, $30.

The secretary stated further that at the meeting of the executive council held at the Hotel Warner the previous evening the place for the next meeting was discussed; that the invitation from Buffalo was presented and discussed, and that it was finally

Voted, That it be recommended to the association that the city of Syracuse be selected for the next annual meeting, and that Prof. Lovell be appointed a committee of one to confer with the Associated Academic Principals and if possible arrange for a session in unison.

Also that, on the recommendation of Prof. Dodge, it was Voted, That there be appointed a chairman and secretary for each of the four sections, and that the appointment thereof be left in the hands of the president and council.

All the recommendations of the executive council were unanimously approved and adopted.

Nominations. The committee recommended the following as officers of the association for the ensuing year, and they were unanimously elected.

President, William Hallock, Columbia University

Vice-president, Howard Lyon, Oneonta Normal School

Secretary and treasurer, A. R. Warner, Auburn High School Executive council, E. S. Babcock, Alfred University; H. J. Schmitz, Geneseo Normal School; W. M. Bennett, Rochester High School

Resolutions. The following resolutions were reported and adopted.

We, the members of the New York State Science Teachers Association, assembled in conference at Syracuse N. Y. Dec. 27 and 28, 1901, do hereby extend our most hearty thanks to those who have so liberally contributed to our comfort and convenience,

To the city of Syracuse for the use of the city hall where we are at present,

To the university authorities, and more specially to the dean and faculty of the medical college, for their courtesy in extending to the association the use of their building,

And to Prof. C. W. Hargitt, Mr O. C. Kenyon and Mr J. D. Wilson, the local committee, for the efficient way in which they have arranged for the details of the meeting.

We hereby resolve that a copy of this minute be copied on the records of the association, and that the secretary be instructed to convey in writing the sense of the resolution to those mentioned.

The following resolution from the earth science section was presented and adopted.

Resolved, That the committee of seven be continued for cne year, that they may outline a series of laboratory exercises in physical geography, and suggest a course of study in geography for elementary schools.

Auditing committee. The auditing committee has examined the accounts and report of the treasurer, A. R. Warner, and finds them to be correct.

JOHN W. GREENWOOD

O. C. KENYON

Miscellaneous

Friday afternoon Inspector Charles N. Cobb called attention to the fact that in connection with the Associated Academic Principals meeting there had been arranged an exhibit of science apparatus for physics and chemistry particularly, on the second floor of the Yates hotel at the end of the corridor at the left after leaving the elevator.

ADDRESSES, PAPERS AND DISCUSSIONS

Friday morning, December 27

GENERAL SESSION

Prof. C. W. Hargitt-In the absence of the retiring president, I have been asked as chairman of the local committee to call the meeting to order and to introduce the president-elect. It is not necessary to spend time in words of formal welcome. The sixth annual session makes the third out of a series held in Syracuse, and the second of a series held in this building. I am very sure that those of you who have been at previous meetings are quite aware of the fact that as teachers and as science teachers, you are welcome in Syracuse and here in this building. I think moreover that no words of mine are necessary in the way of congratulation to the science teachers of the state on the work of this association in the past years of its history. A glimpse at the program in the standard of work proposed for this meeting and in the quality of material in the way of speakers provided to participate in the work of the session is sufficiently assuring on this point. We have been strikingly favored in the brief years of our history in being able to command the services not only of the science teachers of the state, but of many of the foremost science teachers and investigators of the country. Our scientific friends have been more than generous in this respect. They have come to us from the older East and from the younger, if not more active and enterprising West, and have contributed each in his way to the promotion and success of the work of the Science Teachers Association.

Without further multiplying words, I may simply say that you are welcome to Syracuse University and to the medical department, under whose roof we are housed today. It is now my pleasant privilege and honor to introduce to you the president-elect, Dr Franklin W. Barrows of the Buffalo High School.

Dr Franklin W. Barrows-Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am sure that the small attendance at this opening meeting need not discourage us in any way, for the fact that we have

accepted the hospitality of Syracuse University is a good omen. Our meetings in Syracuse have always been satisfactory and enthusiastic. You, Dr Hargitt, and the university are assured that we feel at home with you and in your city. It is both fortunate and unfortunate that there are two associations meeting here at the same time which demand the attention and interest of our members. The reason that we have not more at this opening session is because a number of our members are in the meeting of the associated principals and some of them are taking part in the program.

We are fortunate this year in that we have been able to make some progress in the work for which the association was organized. Two committees are working on important topics. A committee of seven are at work on the subject of earth science and the suggestion of courses of study. The committee on stimulants and narcotics, five members under Prof. Bishop, reports. its progress tomorrow afternoon.

It is not necessary to inform those who have looked over our program that for this session the papers have been selected with the central idea of suggesting the proper preparation and training of science teachers. The program has somewhat the appearance of sameness, in that the phrase "the training of teachers" appears in so many places in the announcements of the section meetings and of the general convention. This is no mistake nor oversight. The committee, the members of the council and the chairmen of the sections have striven to emphasize this matter more than ever before, and perhaps with the special view of being helpful to teachers in the secondary schools.

Without further remarks on the program or on the other features of the meeting, it gives me great pleasure to introduce to you a gentleman who, as a professor in the colleges of the state, has had as much to do as anyone with the equipment and training of science teachers. I have the pleasure of introducing Prof. Samuel J. Saunders of Hamilton college, who will address you on the "Value of research Work in the Training of the Science Teacher".