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November 2, 1908. 



President "Woodward in the chair; attendance 28. 



Dr. H. M. Whelpley presented a paper on "Cranial 

 Surgery among the Primitive Races." 



The following were elected to membership : 



C. E. Caspari, C. A. Dieckmann, R. C. Lange, F. Malk- 

 mus, W. W. Schmidt, L. W. Schnell, Ernest Schwarz, 

 Herman Schwarz, Adolf Wilkus. 



November 16, 1908. 

 President Woodward in the chair; attendance 26. 

 Professor Edgar James Swift presented a paper on 

 *'How We Learn to Do Things." 



Mr. William K. Ilhardt was elected to membership. 



December 7, 1908. 



Vice-President Andrews in the chair; attendance 10. 



Dr. Ulrich Harder was elected to membership. 



Dr. D. S. H. Smith, Dr. R. J. Terry and Professor A. S. 

 Langsdorf were elected to serve as a committee to nom- 

 inate officers for the year 1909. 



December 21, 1908. 

 President Woodward in the chair; attendance 24. 

 The Secretary read the following report of the com- 

 mittee appointed to nominate officers for 1909 : 



St. Louis, Mo., December 18, 1908. 

 To the Members of the Academy of Science of St. Louis: 



Gentlemen — Your Nominating Committee begs to submit the fol- 

 lowing list of nominations for officers for the ensuing year: 



President William Trelease 



First Vice-President Arthur Thacher 



Second Vice-President L. W. Andrews 



Recording Secretary W. E. McCourt 



Corresponding Secretary H. A. Hunicke 



Treasurer Charles D. Stevens 



Librarian Mary J. Klem 



Curators .Julius Hurter 



Otto Widmann 

 Joseph Grindon 



Directors F. E. Nlpher 



C. B. Curtis 

 Respectfully submitted, 

 (Signed) D. S. H. Smith, Chairman, 



R. J. Terry, 

 A. S. Langsdobf. 



