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committee and to urge such changes relating to marriage cer- 

 tificates as are recommended in Mr. Holland's paper. 



The remainder of the afternoon was occupied with the read- 

 jng and discussion of the following papers : 



On the Naming of America, by Prof. J. D. Butler. LL. D., Madipon. 



On Ranks and ClasseB among the Anglo Saxons, by Prof. W. F. Allen, A. K. 



On the Derivation of the Word Church., by Prof. J. B. Feuling, Ph. U.. Stale University. 



On some Azoic Outcrops in Wisconsin not previously noticed, by Prof. T. C. cham- 

 berlin, A. M., Beloit CoUegre. 



On some Stone Implements in the Cabinet of Beloit College, by Prof. James H. Eaton, 

 Ph. D., Beloit. 



Adjourned till 1\ P. M. 



Third Session. 



February 11 — 1^£ o'clock, P. M. 



Pursuant to adjournment and to published notice, the Acad- 

 emy met in the Assembly Chamber to receive a paper in the 

 form of a lecture, from Dr. Edmund Andrews, A. M., M. D., of 

 Chicago, Corresponding Member, on the views of Lyell and 

 Lubbock on the antiquity of the human remains found near 

 Abbeville, France; also on the age of the remains in the 

 cave of the Fieriere, at the head of Lake Geneva, Switzerland, 

 and on the rate of the land deposits, etc., around Lake Mich- 

 igan. 



The President, Dr. J. W. Hoyt, in the chair. 



The paper was well illustrated with diagrams and charts, and 

 was listened to with great attention. The authors, conclusions 

 were, that, from all the sources examined by him, there was no 

 sufficient ground for claiming an antiquity of more than 5,000 

 to 7,500 yeais for the oldest human remains heretofore dis- 

 covered. 



At the conclusion of the paper, which occupied one hour and 

 a quarter, a vote of thanks to Dr. Andrews was moved by Dr. 

 E. B. Wolcott, and unanimously carried; whereupon the Acade- 

 my, on motion, adjourned to meet in the rooms of the Academy 

 the following day at 2 o'clock P. M. 



Fourth Session. 



Thursday, February 13, 9 o'clock A. M. 



The Academy met pursuant to adjournment. 



President Hoyt in the chair. 



The following papers were read by title only, to wit: 



"On some peculiar Terminal Moraines," and " On the Rela- 

 tion of the Magnesian Limestone of Wisconsin to the Manu- 

 facture of Lime," both by Prof. T. C Chamberlin. 

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