A meeting of the Directors was held April II, 1910, al which all 

 were presenl excepl Davidson and Hooker. 



I pon the representation of the Treasurer, ii was resolved to pro 



pose 1" the n tiny of the Academy in May, an amendmenl to Article 



X of the By-Laws, whereby members of the Academy residing withoul 

 :i radius of thirty miles from Los Angeles shall lie charged only 

 one dollar for annual dues, and the Secretary was instructed to pre- 

 pare ami propose the said amendmenl in behalf of the I 'if, -tins. 



I >oard adjourned. 



APRIL. 



Tlir monthly meeting of the Academy was held in Symphony Hall 

 <>n Monday evening, April 11. 1910. 



The Presidenl exhibited the plans for the new County Historical 

 Museum and Art Gallery, showing the wing to be placed at the dis- 

 position of this Academy, and explained the nature of the arrange 

 inent of fixtures and specimens. 



Mr. William II. Knight introduced the regular subject of the evening 

 by a statement of the supposed origin of counts. 



The history of Halley's eomel was presented by Mr. I;. I;. Baum- 

 gardt iu his pleasant, graphic manner, and his discourse was illustrated 

 by many interesting stereopticon views id' comets, nebulae ami other 

 celestial objects. 



MAY. 



The annual meeting was held on May 2, 1910, in Symphony Hall, 

 the l'r< sident in t he chair. 



The annual report of the Secretary was read, and an amendment 

 to the By-laws was proposed in writing, to the following effect: 



Change the second paragraph of Article X. lines, so that it shall 

 read as follows, viz.: 



"The Annual dm s of active members shall he three dollars, which 

 must he paid to the Treasurer in January. 



"Provided: That the dues of members residing without a radius 

 of thirty miles from the city of Los Angeles shall lie but one dollar 

 per year. 



Under the provisions id' Article X1T of the By-Laws, the proposed 

 amendmenl was ordered to lie over until the next regular meeting. 



Dr. Anstruther Davidson gave a description of the quarters which 

 this Academy will occupy in the Historical Museum ami Art Gallery 

 in Agricultural Park, and the Secretary described the situation and 

 c lition of the excavations at Rancho La Una. 



The following named gentlemen were unanimously elected Directors 

 for the ensuing year, viz.: 



Arthur D. Benton, Bernhard Et. Baumgardt, Holdridge <>. Collins. 

 Anstruther Davidson. John D. Hooker, Samuel .1. Keese, William H. 

 Knight, George W. Parsons, Albert I'.. Ulrey, William L. Watts and 

 William A. Spalding. 



Dr. James A. Cronkhite, the speaker of the evening, gave a most 

 entertaining descriptiin of the Yellowstone National Dark, and his 

 lecture was illustrated by numerous views colored after nature, accom- 

 panied with many moving pictures showing the tumbling waters of 

 the rivers and falls, the geysers in action, the travels of tourists, 

 ami the bears, buffalo, elk ami other wild animals in their native 

 habitat. 



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