xxxiv Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



Novembek 21, 1910. 



President Trelease in the chair; attendance 40. 



The gift of the late Dr. Baumgarten's personal file of 

 the Academy's Transactions, as well as extra copies of 

 the rare first and second volumes, from Dr. "Walter Baum- 

 garten and Miss Alma Baumgarten, was reported. 



Mr. Julius Hurter read a paper on "The Poisonous 

 Snakes of Missouri," illustrating his talk with specimens. 



The following were elected to membership ; Nathaniel 

 Allison, Eoger N. Baldwin, Thomas Beckwith, S. A. 

 Bemis, Chas. C. Boland, Louis A. Brandenburger, James 

 H. Brookmire, Jas. A. Campbell, C. 0. Chambers, Isaac T. 

 Cook, Jerome E. Cook, Francis E. A. Curley, H. E. Dens- 

 ford, George Dock, A. W. Ebeling, Walter Fischel, 

 George Gellhorn, Chas. M. Gill, Thos. B. Glazebrook, 

 Cortlandt Harris, Edward Hidden, J. J. Houwink, Ernest 

 Jonas, Breckinridge Jones, Joseph M. Keller, Luther M. 

 Kennett, H. F. Knight, W. C. LeVan, Wm. H. Luedde, 

 Frank J. Lutz, J. B. McCubbin, Elias Michael, Thomas 

 Middleton, E. T. Mitchell, John Campbell Morfit, Sidney 

 Morse, Albert E. Nauer, "Wm. H. Nolker, Saunders Nor- 

 vell, Eugene L. Opie, E. G. Payne, Hugh B. Eose, Henri 

 Eusch, Jacob Schramm, Philip A. Shaffer, James I. Shan- 

 non, Thomas K. Skinker, G. M. Stelzleni, W. H. Stennett, 

 Henry C. Thompson, Jr., and Hans Weichsel. 



The death of Mr. Pierre Chouteau and of Mr. David F. 

 Kaime was reported. 



Decembee 5, 1910. 



President Trelease in the chair; attendance 35. 



Messrs. Leonard Matthews, J. F. Abbott, Ben Blewett, 

 J. H. Gundlach and E. N. Baldwin were appointed a com- 

 mittee to assist the movement for a Zoological Garden 

 for St. Louis. 



Dr. Ulrich Harder read a paper on "Evolution with 

 Eeference to the Acquisition of the Erect Posture, its 

 Disadvantages and the Decline of Certain Faculties in 

 Man." 



