WHEREAS, the 41st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, convened 12 to 16 June 1961, at the University of Illinois in Urbana, has been characterized by great productivity, pleasant associations, and profitable proceedings; and
WHEREAS, the facilities made available and the activities provided have enhanced the pleasant entertainment and hospitable reception enjoyed by the members of the Society, their families and friends; now,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the sincere thanks and appreciation of the Society are extended to Donald F. Hoffmeister, Chairman, and to the other members of the committee on arrangements, to Thomas G. Scott and Harlow B. Mills, and to the ladies of the local committee, all of whom gave so generously of their time and talents in making this meeting distinctive in the history of the Society. These expressions of gratitude are also extended to the organizations and institutions which generously aided in the planning and execution of this most pleasing and profitable conference: the Museum of Natural History, the Illinois Natural History Survey, the Krannert Art Museum, the Department of Zoology, the School of Life Sciences, and other cooperating units of the University of Illinois.