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Besolved, That The Academy of Science of St. Louis is heartily in favor of 

 such effort and indorses the proposed ends, which it believes are in the best 

 interest of the community at large. 



Besolved, further, That a committee of three be appointed by the chair 

 without delay, authorized to represent this body, in connection with similar 

 committees appointed by other organizations, in such action as may be 

 necessary to secure the desired end. 



Two persons were proposed for active membership. 



November 4, 1901. 



President Moore in the chair, twenty persons present. 



The Council reported the resignation of Mr. N. O. Nelson. 



Professor A. S. Chessin addressed the Academy On the 

 motion of a top, taking into account the rotation of the 

 earth, giving an abstract of his researches on the earth's 

 rotation as manifested in the motion of bodies on its surface, 

 the details of which he hoped to present shortly in a series of 

 papers. 



Dr. B. Meade Bolton and Professor Alexander S. Chessin, 

 of St. Louis, were elected to active membership. 



One person was proposed for active membership. 



November 18, 1901. 



President Moore in the chair, twenty-four persons present. 



Mr. G. Pauls presented to the museum a large Favosite fos- 

 sil from the vicinity of Eureka, Missouri, and a package of 

 cuttings of the Dora grape for distribution among members 

 of the Academy. 



The following papers were presented by title : — 



F. C. Baker, Some interesting molluscan monstrosities. 



Stuart Weller, Kinderhook faunal studies. III. The faunas 

 of beds No. 3 to No. 7 at Burlington, Iowa. 



Professor William Trelease read an untechnical address on 

 The progress made in botany during the nineteenth century, 

 which on motion was referred to the Council for publication. 



Dr. Martin F. Engman, of St. Louis, was elected to active 

 membership. 



