Record. xxxv 



Mr. S. A. Douglass presented a paper on "The Elec- 

 tric Furnace in Industrial Chemistry." 



Professor F. E. Nipher spoke at some length of the 

 velocity and momentum of an electric current and exhib- 

 ited a number of lantern slides illustrating his subject. 



October 19, 1908. 



President Woodward in the chair; attendance 20. 

 The Librarian reported the following gifts : — 



Three pictures of Lord Kelvin from the Eoyal Society, 

 London; four jDictures of western scenery from Dr. G. 

 Hambach; six volumes from Mr. E. P. Olshausen; 105 

 volumes from various societies to complete sets in the 

 library. 



Miss Klem, secretary of the Library Committee, then 

 read the following report : — 



The second meeting of the representatives of the various libraries 

 of the city was held at the Academy Building, 3817 Olive street, Tues- 

 day evening, October 13, 1908. 



The following were present: 



Biological Society R. J. Terry 



Engineers' Club of St. Louis A. S. Langsdorf 



Mercantile Library W. L. R. Gifford 



Missouri Botanical Garden William Trelease 



Public Library Miss Wagner 



St. Louis University John P. Coony 



James P. Monaghan 



Snodgras Laboratory D. L. Harris 



Washington University A. S. Langsdorf 



Academy of Science Mary J. Klem 



Professor A. S. Langsdorf read the following report of the com- 

 mittee appointed at the previous meeting, which, upon motion duly 

 seconded, was accepted: 



October 13, 1908. 



The committee appointed to prepare a catalogue of the serial 

 publications in the various libraries in the city, beg to submit the 

 following report: 



During the summer the scientific serials In the following libraries 

 have been listed: 



Academy of Science of St. Louis, Engineers' Club of St. Louis, 

 Mercantile Library, Missouri Botanical Garden, Public Library, St. 

 Louis Chemical Society, St. Louis Medical Library. St. Louis Uni- 

 versity, St. Louis University Medical Department, Snodgras Labora- 



