■248 Wisconsm Academy of Sciences^ Arts, and Letters. 



•7|- o'clock; their being a large attendance of members and 

 citizens; the President, Dr. J. W. Hoyt, in the chair. 



The minutes of last previous meetings, regular and special, 

 were read by the Secretary and approved. 



The Librarian presented his report and tendered his resigna- 

 tion. Report approved ; resignation subsequently withdrawn 

 at the request of the President and many members. 



The President of the Academy made appropriate and feeling 

 remarks upon the death of the late Rt. Rev. Bishop Armitage, 

 Vice President for the Department of the Social and Political 

 Sciences and expressed a desire that some member of the 

 Academy should be chosen to prepare a carefully written 

 biographical sketch of his life and labors. 



Being obliged to retire from the meeting on account of 

 severe indisposition the President then called Dr. E. B. Wol- 

 cott, of Milwaukee to the chair, who presided during the re- 

 mainder of the evening's session. 



Prof. Davies next read a " Preliminary Paper on the Magnetic 

 Rotatory Polarization of Light," illustrated by diagrams and 

 electro-magnets. 



A committee of arrangements, consisting of Professors Irv- 

 ing, Chamberlin and Eaton, was appoited to provide for the pub- 

 lic evening lecture by Dr. Edmund Andrews, of Chicago, Corres- 

 ponding member ; also to assist in the discharge of other duties 

 preparatory to the meeting. 



On motion, the rules were suspended and the following 

 named persons were elected annual members of the Academy 

 to wit : 



Prof. J. D. Butler, LL. D., Madison; 



Prof. Edward Searing, Milton; 



H. E. Copeland.Esq.; 



John Bascom, Pre><ident elect of the State University; 



J. W. Bashford, Esq., Madison ; 



Thos. L. Cale, Esq., La Crosse; 



W. G. Ballentine, Esq., Eipon. 



Adjourned till to-morrow at 2 o'clock P. M. 



Second Session. 



February 11, — 3 o'clock P. M. 



The Academy met pursuant to adjournment; the President, 

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



Reading and discussion of papers resumed. 



The first paper was by Rev. F. M. Holland, of Baraboo, on 

 •^' Records of Marriages," after which, on motion of Prof. J. D. 

 Butler, a committee, consisting of Dr. Hoyt and Professors Kerr 

 And Feuling, was appointed to wait on the proper legislative 



