Record. xxv 



Meeting of January 3, 1910. 



The Academy of Science of St. Louis met in the Acad- 

 emy Building, 3817 Olive Street, at 8 p. m., January 3, 

 1910; President Trelease in the chair; attendance 21. 



The President delivered his address as President of the 

 Academy for the year 1909. 4 



The Treasurer's report for the year 1909 was sub- 

 mitted. 5 



The report of the Curators for 1909 was read. 6 



The report of the Librarian for 1909 was presented. 7 



The report of the Entomological Section was sub- 

 mitted. 8 



The Nominating Committee reported the results of the 

 election of officers for 1910, as follows: 



President William Trelease 



First Vice-President D. S. H. Smith 



Second Vice-President F. E. Nipher 



Recording Secretary Walter E. McCourt 



Corresponding Secretary Geo. T. Moore 



Treasurer H. E. Wiedemann 



Librarian Wm. L. R. Gifford 



Curators Julius Hurter 



Joseph Grindon 

 Philip Rau 



Directors Otto Widmann 



Adolf Alt 



Professor Geo. R. Dean was elected to membership. 



January 17, 1910. 



President Trelease in the chair ; attendance 25. 

 Dr. LeRoy McMaster read a paper on "Relations be- 

 tween Organic Ferments and Colloidal Suspensions." 



The term fermentation means changes in organic substances 

 induced by certain living organisms, or by certain substances derived 

 from animal or vegetable sources. Ferments are divided into two 



* Transactions, Vol. XVIII, page lxiii. 

 5 Transactions, Vol. XVIII, page Ixvi. 

 c Transactions, Vol. XVIII, page lxvii. 



7 Transactions, Vol. XVIII, page lxvi. 



8 Transactions, Vol. XVIII, page lxvii. 



