•264 Proceedings of the Club 



''Resolved : That it is the opinion of this society that if the 

 PubHc Schools of this City can be rc^nilarly supplied with speci- 

 mens of living plants and animals, and with cabinets of minerals, 

 rocks, shells and other natural objects judiciously selected, and 

 the children be properly taught to observe and study them, a 

 most important educational feature will be added to the present 

 courses of instruction, 



'' Resolved : That the Honorable President of the Poard of Edu- 

 cation be and is hereby earnestly requested to take this sugges- 

 tion into consideration for such action as he may deem desirable. 



'* Respectfully submitted, 



'' N. L, Bkittox, 

 '* Marie L. Saxial, 

 *' H. H. RusDY, 



'* Committee. 



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Dr. Rusby read a letter from Miss Luella Agnes Owen, 306 

 North 9th Street, St. Joseph, Mo., expressing her interest in the 

 Club, and enclosing a check for $10.00 to be added to its funds. 



On motion of Dr. Britton, the sum ($10.00) was made a nu- 



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cleus of a publication fund. 



Dr. Britton stated that 3 boxes of plants had arrived from Mr, 

 H. H. Smith, from the Santa Marta region, New Granada. 



Twelve new members were elected, on the nomination of Dr. 

 H. H. Rusby as Chairman of Membership Committee, viz.: 



Paton, Wm. Agnew, room 32, 7 Nassau Street. 



Pryor, Charles, New Rochelle, N. Y. 



Sackett, Henry W., Tribune Building. 



Blodgett, Mrs. Wm. T., 24 West 12th Street. 



Fcllowes, P^rank Wayland, New Haven, Ct. 



.Marc, Thcophilus H., 359 Produce Exchange. 



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Emerson, Miss Julia T., 81 IVIadison Ave. 

 Watson, Rev. J. Henry, 355 West 20th Street. 

 Chamberlain, Rev. L. T., 222 West 23d Street. 

 Plinton, M. H., M.D.. 41 West 32d Street. 

 Sturgis, Miss F. K., 3 West 36th Street. 

 Volney, C. W., 173 West Sist Street. 



Tuesday Evenixg, March 14, 1899 



President Brown in the chair; 27 were present. 

 Pive resignations were read and accepted. 



