, 1879-01-17
NATURAL HISTORY.

ORGANIZATION or TIE lLLtNo13 EnctEFr. |
Tho soccty OF Illinois Natusalfsts held
meeting 10 tho south dtlls'g-rooH Of tho Palmer
1louac nt about half-pnst IL o'cltck yesterday
forenoon for tho purpose ui organizing State
Natural History Soctsty. There were quite
n,ltnlwr of notabies present, INCLUDING tro1.
A. IL, Worthen, Curator Of tho State Museum
mt spriuedcld; Cyrus ThoEas, stato Entomolo.
rist, CarbotM!nlo; rrof r. J. purrll1. state
Industrial University, Champaign: Mira. X. A.
Hout, ucKalh; Mhs Emma A. Druta, Peoria;
\ II. d, AtxooJ, q. ". Thomas, Chicago; N. =.
I,ayis, Jr,, Eyuustou; Phillip Marsh, Alcdo;
Prof. j, u, Csl,lay, Blackburn University, Car
ltuylllc: TIC Rev. A. II. Russell. pcKln; ]. +.
| Upsou, Rockford; +. NJ. Webstcs, Waterman;
william tittIort, Alta; II. N. l!tIst, Chicago;
| Pref. 4, IT, Taylor, Lincoln University; +. y.
Eurlc, Cubacn; James Bhuw, Mt. Carroll Jntncs
Co,croyc, Ctfcugo; William GuEIey, Dauylilo;
1lr, Z. Il. BoArinan, EItnIra; +. A. Fuller,
Springfield; It. II. Hanntstcr. Evanstoni john
Wolf, Cantnn; Prof. L. 8. Basttn, CHI
casu University; Ptuf. F.. II. scabodS'
Indu4t1ta! University, Champaign; r J. Con-
.lcs, Mulone; rruf. q, r. Nuy, Abingdon Col
ie.e; i,r. Da1liurtl,, Chlea3u; Prof. pllwr, CHI
,agv: El[lu Hall, Athens; c. D. W. lr"wn,
Anrora: q. u, Harrison, Bloomington; Joseph
Garter. prcsldr,lt Ut tue Asasstz 5.scicty, Pcrut
8. A. Forbes, Director of tic State Laboratory,
NurInaI.
rho ussemhty was called to order By Mr.. A.
II. Wurtl.ul., who stattsa
TuY OBJECT or T[4k NEETlKd.
Ile said that humber of nsturaltste Who
wcrc nrrseut ut tho session oS the Stats lloFtl"
cultural society At springfield, hcd on tbs l2th
of December, taikc4 over the Feasibility ol os'
panIktnv such ktxirty ~ tho rall ucslFGaten.
auI utter several DISCUSSIONS upon tie sublect II
t.aI t'vru decided to forn. Stats Natural lIss
tury Soricty. a,ld that nIecttnG VIA the result,
l'gui. Fuf6rs spoke lit fayor Of tbs scheMe
! aftgr which sort OF !ulotna1 ta!K Wa haa ~
s,3,llp time thv cuioi burden Ut wllch MIA w IL
| tlc nature a1s4 tho qualifications I'll thu pro
posed s2clety.
, JUDGE II. u. hlnBAAD
. spoke at sone length upon tls subject. li'
ti.,llght that tic progressive splrt Vi lng peop
. thouglt rom ought to be Set asldc III w
. Normal University Ior the uAc ot the ufKan1za
tiou. Ilo hoped, also, HAT Committee u
. Organization would 10 appoiuasa. alsu s sGs
i III tho new State Capitol, which would, u
!. doubt, Lc given for the use u ths Society.
= Judge Hubbard moved tnat "a committee q
II ayu Oe appointed, with l!of. Worshan " Chas'
Il man, to uratt constitution, aEad 10 osslghaIe
b uuIus for tue SoetctS.
poIntsI Is tlu Committeu aieasra. WuEthe,
., GolQrosc, BuIrits, Forbes, sud llhL
- The Committee retired, unA in tAe sneanliu
!, Judge lllboar.l wus called 10 the chair.
r. lu About lsalf an hour ....-.
- 1Mx coMMITrEH RETUaNxp
- anu rrpotted that tho uamu State Natur
~ u,story society of illinois " bud been decide
St upon by the Committee, aud also That 1t shou
D. embrace IN tts scopo botAuY, zoology, eeolog
II stats II Illinois xho was Interested IN scIentl
Is. | multcrs lniXht becuue . member upon payme
10 u t3. The soeiesy should huld semEannu