xxxviii Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



MUSEUM. 



Since the loss of its first museum, in 1869, the Academy 

 has lacked adequate room for the arrangement of a public 

 museum, and, although small museum accessions have been 

 received and cared for, its main effort of necessity has been 

 concentrated on the holding of meetings, the formation of a 

 library, the publication of worthy scientific matter, and the 

 maintenance of relations with other scientific bodies, through 

 its active membership, which includes many business and 

 professional men who are interested in the work and objects 

 of the Academy, although not themselves investigators. 



December 31,1897. 



