244 HANDBOOK OF LEARNED SOCIETIES 



Montana Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. 



Address. University of Montana, Missoula, Mont. 

 History. Founded in Dec., 1901. 



Object. Promotion of sciences, arts and letters in the State of Montana; publi- 

 cation of the results of investigation, formation of a library, and promotion 

 of a thorough scientific survey of the State. 



Meetings. Annually between Christmas and New Year's Day, at place designated 

 by the Council. Special meetings as called. 



Membership. About 70 classified as active, life, and honorary (entrance fee, $2; 



annual dues, $i ; life composition, $100). 

 Publications. 



Provision made in the Statutes of Montana for the printing of the 

 society's Transactions by the State. As yet printed only in the daily 

 press. 



Montana Agricultural College. 



Address. Bozeman, Mont. 

 Publications. 



Montana agricultural college Science studies. Botany, v. I, no. 1-3. 

 Bozeman, Mont., [1904-05]. 8. 



3 nos. ; issued also under one cover, 1905. Devoted to the botany of 

 Montana. 



Montana Society of Engineers. 



Address. Butte, Mont. 



History. Founded July 5, 1887, as Montana Society of Civil Engineers; 



present name since 1897. Member of the Association of Engineering 



Societies since Apr. 1888. Headquarters at Helena previous to 1899. 

 Object. Advancement of engineering and of the interests of the profession. 

 Meetings. Monthly, 2d Saturday at Butte ; annual meeting in Jan. at different 



places in the state. 

 Membership. 160 (entrance fee, $5; annual dues: resident active and associate, 



$8; resident junior and non-resident active and associate, $6; non-resident 



junior, $4). 



Publications. 



Proceedings of the iith-i4th annual meeting. 1898-1901. 8. 

 See also Journal of the Association of engineering societies. 



Society of Montana Pioneers. 



Address. Helena, Mont. 



History. Organized Sept. n, 1884; not incorporated. 

 Object. To secure records of the pioneers, and to preserve the memory of events 

 in the early history of the State. 



