Dr. David Starr Jordan, Presidenl of Stanford University, delivered 

 .in address upon Eugenics, to a large and intensely interested audience ai 

 the regular Academy meeting on April ti. UMl', in Blancbard Hall. 



The lecturer took a decided stand in opposition to the Scientific 

 proposition for the governmental control of the marriage relation, and 

 thai civilization and .-ill human happiness would be destroyed if man were 

 prohibited from exercising his own will in the choice of liis life com 



pa II inn. 



The Annual Meeting occurred on June 5, 1912, in Blanchard Hall, 

 a large audience being present. 



The following gentlemen were unanimously elected Directors for 

 the ensuing year, L912 1913, viz: Hector Alliot, Bernard B. Baumgardt, 

 Arthur B. Benton, Holdridge < >. Collins, Anstruther Davidson, Samuel J. 

 Keese, William II. Knight, George W. Parsons, William A. Spalding, AI 

 berl B. Ulrey, William' I,. Walls. 



In the absence of the Presidenl ami Vice-President, the Secretary 

 called the meeting to order, ami gave a short accounl of I he progress made 



In the mounting of the I'liNsils from Rancho la Brea, with a statement el' 



-ni f the improvements consummated ami projected in Griffith Park, 



ami the proposed establishment in its mountain table lands of an ex 

 tensive zoological collection ami thereupon the following memorial was 

 unanimously adopted, viz: 



The Science of Zoology will be greatly advanced in Southern Cali- 

 fornia by the establishment of Zoological Gardens in Griffith Park ami 

 a marine aquarium in San Pedro. The pleasure of the people in the obser 

 vation of animals, contented ami well kepi under I he charm of life in 

 1 he open, depends upon a knowledge of the animals ami their habits. 



Such an Institution will be the Natural History I )ejia rt ment of the 

 University of the people thai must arise iii Los Angeles. The advance 

 ment of knowledge by scientific investigation always goes hand in hand 

 with the spread of knowledge by education. 



With deep appreciation of the greal importance of this Institution 

 to Science ami Education, the Southern California Academy of Sciences 

 heartily commends the plans ami efforts of the Board of Park Commis 

 sinners. 



Prof. E. A. Lath of Mount Wilson Astronomical Observatory, who is 

 soon to leave us to assume the direction of the Observatory of Beloil 

 College, Wisconsin, gave us a very graphic description of ''A Trip to a 

 Star,'' visiting our sun ami planets, ami dwelling for a period among I he 

 nebulae. His discourse was illustrated by many photographic views 

 taken by the Ml. Wilson (ill inch reflector. 



Directors' Meeting. 

 The Directors elect for the ensuing year 1912 1913 met on July :'., 



191 -, in t he office of I he Academy. 



I'reseiit. Messrs. I'.enton, ('ollins, Keese, Knight, Larsons, Spalding 



and Ulrey. 



The following Officers were unanimously elected, viz: 



President 

 William A. Spalding. 



First Vice-President 

 A list rut her I )a \ idson. 



Second Vice-President 



William L. Watts. 



Treasurer 



Samuel .1. Keese. 



Secretary 

 Holdridge < ). < 'ollins. 



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