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invested funds, it being understood that no lien of any kind 

 should be attached to the real property of the Academy. 



The Council reported the resignation of Mess. Frank 

 Thilly, J. M. Holzinger and Arthur Winslow. 



Dr. Adolf Alt read an interesting paper entitled What is a 

 cataract? — illustrated by diagrams and lantern views from 

 specimens selected from his personal collection. 



Dr. H. M. Whelpley exhibited a minute particle of radium, 

 the remarkable activity of which was beautifully shown in a 

 special form of hand apparatus now on the market for such 

 demonstration. 



In accordance Avith the By-Laws of the Academy, a com- 

 mittee, which consisted of Mess. Krall, Barck and Wid- 

 mann, was elected to nominate officers for the year 1904. 



Dr. A. E. Eycelshymer and Mr. Hiram Lloyd, of St. 

 Louis, were elected to active membership. 



Four persons were proposed for active membership. 



December 21, 1903. 



Vice-President Smith in the Chair, twenty-eight persons 

 present. 



The Council reported that the resignation of Mess. A. H. 

 Muegge and Oscar Riddle had been accepted, and that, under 

 the instructions given at the last meeting, arrangements had 

 been made for borrowing $1,750.00 for sixty days, on in- 

 vestment securities. 



The nominating committee reported the following list of 

 candidates for the year 1904 : — 



President W . K. Bixby. 



First Vice-President William Trelease. 



Second Vice-President Adolf Alt. 



Recording Secretary Ernest P. Olshausen. 



Corres^ponding Secretary August Hunicke. 



Treasurer Enno Sander. 



Librarian G. Hambach, 



Curators G. Hambacb, 



Julius Hurler, 



Frank Schwarz. 

 Directors F. E. Nipher, 



Jos. Spiegelhalter. 



