It was decided to have the aexl meeting of the Academy, the 

 last before the Summer vacation, on June 2, 1909, in Blanc hard Hall. 

 Thai admission shall be by tickets, of which each member shall have 

 two, all others to be charged twenty-five cents for admission. As an 

 illustrated lecture on Venice will be given by Mr. Baumgardt, Messrs. 

 E£nigh1 and Watts were appointed a committee to see that .publicity 

 be given of the occasion by tin 1 city newspapers. 



The invitation from .Mr. Abbot Kinney fur the Academy to hold a 

 special meeting at Venice was accepted, ami Saturday, June 19, was 

 fixed for that event. The Secretary was authorized to consull with 

 Mr. Kinney, make due arrangements, ami give notices to members. 

 Tin' Secretary was also authorized to solicit advertisements for pub 

 lication in the Bulletin. 



Mary M. Bowman was admitted to membership. 



Board adjourned. 



JUNE. 



The .Mine meeting, L909, was held in Blanchard Hall on the second 

 of the month. Owing to a misunderstanding as to the rent of the hail 

 for the evening, it was necessary to omit all business matters, as we 

 were required to surrender possession at ten o'clock, ami the Annual 

 Reports of officers were not presented. 



Announcement was made by the President of a meeting to he 

 held on June 19, 1909, in Venice, at which the business of the past 

 year will he terminated. 



Mr. B. R. Baumgardt delivered an interesting and instructive lec- 

 ture mi Venice (Italy), illustrated by beautiful views upon the screen. 



A meeting of the Academy was held in Venice on Saturday, June 

 in. L909. 



At 3:30 o'clock, P.M., in the Hall of the Venice Chamber of 

 Commerce, on the Ship Cabrillo, the Academy was called to order by 

 President Spalding, and an address of welcome was made by the 

 Secretary of the Chamber. 



The Annual Report of the Secretary was read and ordered to be 

 printed in the Bulletin. 



Dr. Andrew Stewart Lobingier delivered a very interesting dis- 

 course upon the "Economic Position of Public Sanitation.'' which 

 was listened to with profound attention. 



Short addresses were made by President Spalding, B. R. Baum- 

 gardt, Abbot Kinney. II. P. Harrows and William L. Watts. 



After adjournment the members were entertained by Mr. Kinney 

 with an inspection of the various places of amusement in the city. 



A meeting of the Directors was held on Monday. June 28, 1909, 

 in Room 625, San Fernando Building, President Spalding in the chair. 



A resolution was unanimously adopted authorizing I'.. R. Baum- 

 gardt, who is about to depart for Europe, to purchase on behalf of 



this Academy, at least 400 slides for projecting purposes, and at least 

 4<in photographs, illustrating Science, History and Art. 



Professor J. X. Gilbert was authorized to organize a Zoological 

 Section, and the Secretary was instructed to communicate with Mis. 

 Erskine M. Ross, ami request from her an allotment in her Rancho Ha 



Brea for excavation under the auspices of this Academy, in a search 



for fossil ami geological specimens. 



The Publication Committee was instructed to issue a Bulletin in 

 July. 



Mr. P. D. Barnhart ami Rev. P. Stanton Hodgin were elected 

 members of the Academy. 



Hoard adjourned. 



()n June 28, 1909, in Room 625, San Fernando Building, a Zoological 

 Section of this Academy was organized by William A. Spalding, George 

 W. Parsons, Professor .1. X. Gilbert, William II. Knighl and ffoldridge 

 O. Collins. 



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