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I. ^. Mitcliell, Milwaukee. 



Samuel Edward Sparling, Madison. 



William B. Cairns, Madison. 



Charles Elmer Allen, Madison. 



Andrew Robinson Whitson, Madison. 



Alexander Rudolpli Holilfeld, Madison. 



EUwood C. Perisho, Platteville. 



Irvin W. Brandel, Madison. 



Robert Hugh Downes. 



Katherine P. Regan. 



William Christian Sieker, Milwaukee. 



Richard C. Hughes, Ripon. 



George Ivirkpatrick, Ripon. 



William Chase Bennett, Milwaukee. 



Charles L. Harper, Madison. 



By vote the secretary was instructed to cast the ballot for all 

 the persons named. The ballot was cast and all were declared 

 elected. 



The committee further recommended that George P. Bacon of 

 Beloit, a corresponding member who has returned to the state, 

 be transferred from the list of corresponding members to the 

 list of active members, and that G. A. Talbert of Oshkosh, for- 

 merly an active member, and having again taken up his resi- 

 dence in the state should be restored to active membership with- 

 out payment of the initiation fee. The recommendations were 

 adopted and both gentlemen put upon the list of active members. 



The nominating committee reported, recommending that 



E. B. Skinner be chosen secretary to fill the unexpired term of 



F. C. Sharp, resigned, and H. W. Hillyer treasurer to fill the 

 unexpired term of E. R. Buckley, resigned. The report was 

 adopted and Messrs. Skinner and Hillyer were declared elected 

 secretary and treasurer respectively to serve until after the an- 

 nual meeting in 1902. 



The reading of papers was then resumed. In the absence of 

 the authors paper 22 was read by Dr. Schlundt, paper 24 by 

 Professor Kremers and paper 25 by Professor Van Hise. ^o. 

 22 was discussed at som.e len^'th bv Professor Kremers, Dr. 

 Schlundt and others, and Xo. 25 bv Professors Van Hise and 

 Hobbs. 



