lii Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



<lt'Votion to sciontific zoal and scientific study. One has but to 

 read the reeoril of our meetings to see how wide and deep is the 

 active interest in modern science, and how useful is the Academy 

 in focusing that interest and in giving it an opportunity for ex- 

 pression. Pure science, such as the Academy cherishes, is 

 directly um'enumerative, and without external aid it rarely 

 finds ptihHc expression. Hence the Academy and its resources 

 are ai>solutely essential to any considerable life and growth of 

 science in this comimmity. Without tin; annual dues of our 

 reasonably large membership, the Academy could not do its 

 work. It is therefore to be remembered that every subscriber 

 to our funds and every paying member is a veritable friend and 

 promoter of science, though he may but rarely attend our meet- 

 ings and never join in our discussions. A large membership is 

 necessary to our life and usefulness. The Council has now 

 several valuable papers in its hands which it cannot publish for 

 want of funfls. Last fall we made a concerted effort to secure 

 new members, and some forty names were added to our list. 

 Such elTort siiould be continued, and I earnestly urge every 

 member who reads this report to see to it that no friend or de- 

 votee of science fails of an invitation to join our ranks. 



Next to our special exercises in celebration of our fifty-first 

 anniversary, the most interesting personal event of the year 

 wa.s the retirement of Dr. Enno Sander from the position of 

 Treasurei", which he has held for forty-six years; the announce- 

 ment of his intention to resign was followed by his election to 

 an honorary membejrship l)y th(^ unanimous vote of the Council 

 and Academy. Such long-continued and steady devotion to the 

 Academy is not likely to be soon paralleled. May he long enjoy 

 participation in our public meetings. 



The f<illowing statement compares our membership with that 

 of 19()(;:— 



1907. 1906. 



Patrons 3 3 



Honorary McrnlM^rs H n 



Corn'.s[x)n(linp niombers 122 122 



Life Momlwrs 1 2 



Active Members — 



Resident I9I 192 



Non-resident 40 47 



374 376 



