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The proposition was put on file and the motion was adopted^ 

 Secretary Davies offered the following, which was unanimous- 

 ly adopted: 



Eesolved, That the President is hereby requested to designate some member of the- 

 Academy to prepare a suitable sketch oi the life and labors of the late Rt. Rev. Bishop 

 Armitajje, Vice President for the I'epartment of the Social and Political Sciences, for 

 publication in the next volume of Transactions. 



On motion, a ballot was taken for a Vice President of the De- 

 partment of the Social and Political Sciences, to fill the vacancy 

 caused by the death of Bishop Armitage, which resulted in the 

 election of Rev. Dr. G. M. Steele, D. D., President of Lawrence 

 University, Appleton. 



Dr. E. B. Wolcott, of Milwaukee, was chosen to succeed Dr. 

 Steele as Counselor for said Department. 



In pursuance of a proposition submitted at the third annual 

 meeting, there was created the new Department of Speculative 

 Philosophy; and on motion a ballot was taken for the two prin- 

 cipal officers thereof, with the follow result: 



Vice PresideT.t— Prof. S. H. Carpenter, LL.D.. State University. 

 Secretary— Rev. F. M. Holland, Baraboo. 



The following resolutions were adopted: 



Resolved, That hereafter there shall be held a meeting of one or more departments of 

 Academy on the second Tuesday of pach month. 



Resolved, That the next regular meeting of the Academy be held in the city of Mil- 

 waukee on the 1st Tuesday in July. 



The President and Secretary to have authority to change 

 time and place if it shall be best to do so. 



5eso;«;«(Z, That the thanks of the Academy are hereby tendered to the Assembly for 

 the use of theirchamber lor the Wednesday evening's session, and to the Madison'Z'^'w.o- 

 crat and the State Journal for their valuable reports of the proceedings of the Academy. 



The President designated the Rev. J. B. Pradt as the mem- 

 ber who should prepare a biographical notice of the lamented 

 Bishop Armitage, [which notice will be found on the following 

 page.] 



The Academy adjourned sine die. 



John E. Davies, 



General /Secretary. 



