xxvi Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



The Nominating Committee reported the results of the 

 election of officers for 1908 as follows : 



President CM. Woodward. 



First Vice-President Arthur Thactier. 



Second Vice-President Launcelot W. Andrews. 



Recording Secretary Samuel M. Coulter. 



Corresponding Secretary H. August Hunicke. 



Treasurer Charles D. Stevens. 



Librarian Mary J. Klem. 



Curators Frank Schwarz. 



Julius Hurter. 



Mary J. Klem. 

 Directors Francis E. Nipher. 



Otto Widmann. 



Dr. Gr. 0. James presented a paper on "The Approx- 

 imate Determination of Latitude." 



The following were elected to membership: Charles 

 Ammermann, Clarence I. Browne, Francis E. Cook, Sam- 

 uel ]\I. Coulter, Samuel Cupples, Chester B. Curtis, S. A. 

 Douglass, E. 0. Greer, W. D. Higdon, Carl I. Ingerson, 

 G. 0. James, N. L. T. Nelson, Lindley Pyle, C. G. Kath- 

 mann, C. F. Eedlich, Edwin Schisler, William E. Shahan. 



January 20, 1908. 



President Woodward in the chair; attendance 110. 



Mr. Chester B. Curtis delivered an address on ''The 

 Planet Mars." 



The following were elected to membership : 0. F. Ball, 

 J. N. Baskett, C. J. Borgmeyer, W. M. Butler, J. A. 

 Drushel, E. J. Ericson, J. J. Kessler, Geo. Lang, Jr., E. 

 H, Larkin, G. B. Morrison, Henry Nicolaus, H. W. Schef- 

 fer, Leo. Suppan. 



Febeuary 3, 1908. 



President AVooclward in the chair; attendance 11. 



A letter was read from the Carnegie Institute of Pitts- 

 burg, presenting to the Academy a copy of the memorial 

 of the Cele])ration of the Carnegie Institute in 1907. 



A number of mineralogical specimens from Arizona 

 were presented to the Academy by Mr. Julius Hurter. 



