XXX Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



December 18, 1911. 



President Trelease in the chair ; attendance 48. 



The St. Louis Chemical Society presented to the Acad- 

 emy a series of chemical publications. These were accept- 

 ed, and the Secretary authorized to communicate the 

 thanks of the Academy for the gift. 



The following report from the Nominating Committee 

 was read: 



St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 18. 1911. 

 Academy of Science of St. Louis, 

 St. Louis, Mo. 



Gentlemen: — 



The nominating committee, appointed at the meeting of December 

 4th, beg to submit the following nominees for oflBces for the year 

 1912: 



For President Edmund A. Engler 



For First Vice-President Francis E. Nipher 



For Second Vice-President Arthur E. Ewing 



For Recording Secretary M. E. Hard 



For Corresponding Secretary George T. Moore 



For Treasurer H. E. Wiedemann 



For Librarian Wm. L. R. Gifford 



For Curators Julius Hurter 



Joseph Grindon 

 Phil Rau 



For Directors Otto Wldmann 



Adolf Alt 



Respectfully submitted, 



(Signed) F. SCHWARZ. 



C. A. WALDO, 

 J. A. DRUSHEL. 



Mr. C. H. Thompson exhibited and explained some very 

 interesting hybrids which he had been cultivating. 



Professor F. E. Nipher gave a brief account of some re- 

 cent results obtained in electrical experiments in the study 

 of solutions. 



Dr. Wm. Trelease presented in most interesting form 

 an illustrated account of the ''Mistletoes of North Amer- 

 ica." 



Dr. Aloys J. Padberg was elected to membership. 



The death of Mr. Edward S. Robert was reported. 



