Transactions of the Academy 



on July 1". L911, President Spalding appointed the following com 



mittees, in wit : 



Program. 

 Watts, Parsons, Knight. 



Finance. 

 ELeese, Baumgardt, Alliot. 



Publication. 



' 'ollins, Davidson, Benton. 



On Monday. July 31, 1911, al the residence of President Spalding 

 in Los Angeles, a reception was tendered to Prof. J. M. Aldrich of the 

 University of Idaho. 



Prof. . Udricli gave an interesting accounl of his investigations as 

 to the lamia of the Salt and Alkaline Lakes of the Great Basin from 

 the Great Salt Lake of Utah westward, and he exhibited many specimens 

 of entomological life, which he had collected and mounted during his 

 exploral inns. 



Directors' Meeting. 



A meeting of the Directors was held in the office of the Secretary 

 mi Saturday. November 4. 1911. All were present except Larsons. (Jlrey 

 and Watts. 



The record of the transactions of the Academy as inscribed was 

 presented and approved. 



E. (). Essig of Santa Paula, Pingree I. Osbum of Pasadena. F. B. 

 Mjaulsby, Etoberl Watchorn and A. W. Wern of Los Angeles were elected 

 members of the Academy. 



A communication from Prof. J. C. Branner of Stanford University, 

 relating to the Seismological Society of America, and asking the CO 

 operation of this Academy in its work, was read and the Secretary was 

 directed In inform Prof. Branner that the matter would lie presented 

 before the Academy at a future meeting. 



As the County Museum and Art Building has been completed and 

 accepted by the Board of Supervisors, and the expense to this Academy 

 will lie considerable for the transportation, mounting and arranging of 

 our collections in the wing assigned to us. it was resolved to issue a' 

 Circular of general information, concerning the pecuniary necessities of 

 this Academy and solicit Life M embersh i ps and temporary subscriptions 

 to aid in this work, and the matter was placed in the charge of the Pies 

 ident and Secretary to institute a mode of procedure in this rega.nl. 



Board adjourned. 



The Directors held a meeting at the oflice of the Secretary on Sat 



urday, November 25, 1911. Present. Messrs. Spalding, Keese, Benton, 

 Knighl and Collins. 



The President reported that the following named persons had agreed 

 tn take Life Memberships in the Academy, tnwit: Dr. Norman Bridge, 

 .Mrs. <;. S. Safford, James < 'u/.ner. limner Laughlin. Jr., W. A. Cheney, 



W. A. Spalding, Frank X. Pfaffinger, S. J. Keese, A. B. Benton, J. B. 



Lankershi m. 



Mr. W. II. Avery, having paid to the Treasurer. One hundred dol- 

 lars, was elected a Life Member. 



A communication was received fn>m Mr. E. K. Earvey offering to 



deliver a lecture before the Academy, upon Butterflies. His tender was 

 accepted with thanks, and the Secretary was instructed to make proper 

 arrangements for a meeting in December, 



Board adjourned to be re-convened on Thursday, November 30, 1911, 

 at 41.. o'clock P. M. 



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