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Dr. Wolcott reported favorably on the nomination of Dr. 

 Ely Van De Warker, of Syracuse, N. Y., who was thereupon 

 elected a Corresponding- Member. 



The following persons were also nominated for corresponding 

 membership, and elected under a suspension of the rules: 



Lewis H. Morgrau, LL.l)., Rochester, N. Y. 

 T. W. Harris, LL.B., St. UmU, Mo.; 

 Herliert P. lliibbcll, Esq., Winona, Minn.; 

 Jolin A. McAllister, Esq., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Prof. O. M. Conover, Madison, and Prof. Thure Kumlein, of 

 Albion College, were elected Annual Members. 



The Treasurer of the Academy presented his annual report, 

 as follows: 



Wisconsin Academy of Scibnces, Arts and Letters, 

 Office of the Treasurer, 



Madison, February 10, 1874. 

 Hon. J. W. IIoYT, President: 



Sir: I have the honor to report the financial condition of the Academy ts follows: 



Total amount of fees and dues received from 51 members ?.59'2 2.5 



Fees received from Id Life members 1 ,000 (X) 



Interest on loan of same 100 00 



$1, 699. 25 

 Amount disbursed in payment of warrants to date 555 55 



Balance in treasury ifl, 1.36 70 



Placed to credit of Life Members' Fund .?1,000 00 



Placed to credit of General Fund 136 70 



G. P. Delaplaine, Treasurer. 



The report was read and referred to a committee consisting 

 of members Nicodemus, Wolcott and Durrie, who, after a care- 

 ful examination, reported the same back with an endorsement 

 of its correctness. 



Prof. Daniells called up his amendment to the constitution, 

 providing that hereafter the election ot officers shall be by bal- 

 lot, which was adopted, wem ecu. 



On motion, a committee consisting of Dr. J. W. Hoyt, Dr. E. 

 B. Wolcott, Ex-Gov. Nelson Dewey, and Rev. J. W. Bashford, 

 was appointed to procure the printing of the Academy's Tran- 

 sactions. 



President Hoyt submitted a proposition that the constitution 

 be so amended as to make the President and Secretary of the 

 Wisconsin State Horticultural Society members c'-officio of 

 the General Council of the Academy; also the following 

 motion: 



That the Treasurer be instructed to omit the collection of fur- 

 ther dues from the Secretary of the State Historical Society. 



