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The gratitude of the Academy is also due to Prof. Griggs for his 

 kindness and telegraphic promptness in filling in the gap in the program 

 caused by the illness and absence of the President. 



Two minor matters concerning the make-up of the program may well 

 be mentioned here. Some members may be disappointed to find their 

 papers scheduled for sectional meetings rather than general sessions; 

 this has been necessitated by the presentation of an unusual number of 

 titles of a general character. There have been presented, also, an 

 unusually large number of titles unaccompanied by specifications as 

 to time needed. This causes no inconsiderable complication in the 

 arrangement of the program. A uniform allowance of ten minutes has 

 been made in such cases ; for the future the secretary would recommend 

 the reduction of this allowance to five minutes. 



During the past year the Secretary has prepared a card catalog 

 of the membership of the Academy, past and present, with record of 

 dates of admission and withdrawal. Some inaccuracies (due largely 

 to variation in spelling and to change of name on the part of the ladies) 

 are still to be corrected; but the following summary is approximately 

 correct, and may be of interest to the members: 



Ex-Members 455 



Present Members 265 



Total 720 



The preparation of this catalog has made possible the record in the 

 published membership list of the dates of admission to the Academy. 

 The Secretary will be grateful for the correction of any errors which 

 may have slipped into this record. 



Preliminary steps have been taken this year looking toward the 

 establishment of sections for Psychology and Chemistry; and it is 

 hoped that another year may see these sections organized. The 

 secretary has also very recently received the suggestion of the desirability 

 of a section for the medical (or near-medical) sciences — Anatomy, 

 Physiology, and Pathology. The program of this meeting shows the 

 justification for this suggestion. 



Some complications have arisen because of the Secretary's temporary 

 absence from the state, but it is confidently expected that the very 

 efficient work of Prof. Krecker as chairman of the Local Committee and 

 of Prof. Westgate as Acting Secretary for the meeting will prevent 

 any loss to the Academy. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Edward L. Rice, Secretary. 



Report of the Treasurer for the Year 1916-17 

 The report of the Treasurer was received as follows, and 

 referred to the Auditing Committee, whose report is appended. 



For the year since our last annual meeting, the receipts, including 

 balance from last year, have amounted to $590.73, and the expenditures 

 to $451.63, leaving a cash balance of $139.10. 



