In this issue will be seen the ])()rtraits of the other gentle- 

 men who, suecessively, as our chief presiding;- and executive 

 officer, have given their time and labors so devoted to our inter- 

 ests, that they have made our Academy a prominent factor for 

 the encouragement and progress of study and investigation on 

 the I'acific Coast, in all branches of Science. 



The tableaux as published, are complete with one exception : 

 Idle first President was Dr. ^\. H. Alter, who left Los Angeles 

 many years ago. and died in Philadelphia. An earnest effort 

 has been made to discover a friend or relative from whom a 

 photogra])h could be obtained, but we regret to announce that 

 there has l)cen no success in this behalf. 





^r^3£d^c(^ Onyo (^^l^^^^ 



WANTED 



Numbers of Volumes III, IV, V, VI, of the Bulletins to 

 complete files. 



Address the Secretary, Room 719 San Fernando Building, 

 Los Angeles. 



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