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attended by a severe drought at certain seasons, the rainfall 

 being excessive in some months and deficient in others. 



Mr. A. S. Cushman spoke informally on the present state 

 of our knowledge of helium, stating that it has been definitely 

 proved that this is not a simple element, but in all probability 

 a composition of two or more elementary gases. 



Professors M. S. Snow, H. S. Pritchett and F. E. Nipher 

 were elected a committee to nominate officers for the year 

 1896. 



December 16, 1895. 



President Green in the chair, twenty-eight persons present. 

 The committee elected to nominate officers for the ensuins 

 year reported the following nominations : — 



President M. L. Gray. 



First Vice-President E. A. Engler. 



Second Vice-President Robert Moore. 



Recording Secretary William Trelease. 



Corresponding Secretary A. S. Cushman. 



Treasurer Enno Sander. 



Librarian G. Hambach, 



Curators Julius Hurter, 



H. A. Wheeler, 

 George R. Olshausen. 



Directors John Green, 



Adolph Herthel. 



Professor J. H. Kinealy exhibited a new instrument of his 

 device, for testing the purity of air in buildings, and explained 

 the method of using it. 



Dr. Chas. R. Keyes, of Jefferson City, Missouri, was elected 

 an active member. 



Two persons were proposed for active membership. 



January 6, 1896. 



President Green in the chair, eighteen persons present. 



The Treasurer's report, an abstract of which follows, was 

 submitted, and, after having been audited by a committee 

 appointed for that purpose, was approved. 



