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have charge of arrangements for the
proposed trip, and
suggested that members desiring to make
the tour com-
municate with him.
ASH CAVE
Mr. Bright stated that Ash Cave has
been turned
over to the State Forestry Department;
the state pur-
chased about 1200 acres of land, and
has made a state
park of it.
Mr. Wood, for the Committee on
Nominations
stated that the committee desires to
make its report in
two sections. We have with us today a
man who has
been on the Board of Trustees for some
thirty years, a
gentleman who has given of his.time and
ability, and
has always responded when called upon,
who has given
a lifetime of service to the public.
The committee rec-
ommended, first, that the Society elect
to an honorary
position of Trustee Emeritus Professor
Benjamin F.
Prince, of Springfield, Ohio. Mr. Mills
seconded the
nomination.
Professor Prince was escorted to the
platform by
Mr. Wood, and was elected Trustee Emeritus
by ac-
clamation.
Mr. Wood, for the Committee, then
placed in nomi-
nation for the three vacancies now
existing on the
Board, Mr. Arthur C. Johnson, General
George Flor-
ence of Circleville, and Mr. Clarence
D. Laylin of Co-
lumbus, stating that the committee was
unanimous in
its recommendation.
General Orton seconded the nominations
and moved
that the Secretary cast the ballot of
the Society for the
three gentlemen nominated. Carried. The
Secretary
cast the ballot of the Society for Mr.
Arthur C. Johnson,