The Oklahoma Academy of Science in Relation to The Advancement of Science and Research in Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Academy of SCience has a relatively short bistol7 reach1ng back only about a quarter of a century to 1909. A meet1na was called In Oklahoma City on December 30 and 31, by Dr. H. H. lAne, former professor of zoology here. Twenty-one scientists responded to the caU, gave 10 papers and organiZed tile Academy. At the ftrst annual meettna at the University of Oklahoma on November 25 and 26, 1910, 33 papers were presented and the secretary reported that was every reason tor congratulations uPOn the good start the Academy had made:' '.lbe papers presented at the ftrst meeting 1nd1cated that capable research students were not laclting In Oklahoma. The second annual meetma at Edmond was well attended. and much interest taken in the work of the AcademY. The tilird annual meeting was at St1llwater, and the fourth at Enid, where the attendance was small, the spirit of the papers and discUSSion indicated. that the Academy was reach1ng its atm. MU81c and readings were added. to the program and 19 new members were elected. During the next ten years meetings were not held in 191., 1918 and 1919, but on each ot the other years 30 to 40 papers were presented at each meeting, except in 1917 when 62 titles were l18ted; on this program maD1 of the members gave 2 or 3 papers each, and one mind was 80 proU11c as to produce 6 papers. The secretary's report tor 1910 1nd1cates that 46 names were presented for membership at the organization meeting and 73 were added dur1nl the year making a total of 118 of which 99 quaU11ed. by payment of dues. From 1913 to 1921 the meetings were held in Oklahoma City in connection with the Oklahoma State Teacher's Assoc:1ation, and on the latter date the membership reached 176. At ttlat time an estimate was made that about 100 other sclentJsts in the state were eligible for member8h1p. In 1925 there were 125 members and in 1930 and 1931 there were 355, but in the tollowing two years there was a net loss of 115 reducing the membership to 240. After losses were counted. for last year, 100 were added to the llst of members, br1Dg1ng it up again to 340. We are hop1ns that something over 60 additional members wUl be secured thia year, 80 tilat after any withdrawals, there may be a membership of 400. In the present memberab1p list of 340, 130 are at the University of Oklahoma about one-third that number at A. and M. Colleie, one.. fourtb In Oklahoma City, and one-sixth at Tulsa. seven 18 the b2a.he8t number trom any other place and at eilht places there are onl7 one or two members. All of the univers1ttea and colleges ot the state, ezcept Southeastern state Teachers' college at Durant, have bad representatives in the Acac1emY, and tb1s institution 18 now represented by a new mAJD.ber. The few and spanely scattered members in a large nu.mber ot the collepa Indicates something ot the poss1b1l1t1es ot growth for the Academy when all departments become as tully represented. 81 possible. Wh11e the writer baa been in correspondence for the past two )'earl with members 111 each of the universities and colleeeBt urging cooperat1oD in develop_ the pro.. P'&ID8 for the meettna:a and. of 1ncreaa1D8 the membel'Bbip, there ja need for much personal work in each ODe of these 1Dst1tutfona to bulld up the lDtereata of tile AcadelD7, so tbat it IDaY tunct10n in the most ettJcIent

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