246 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences^ Arts^ and Letters. 



Fourth Session. 



February 12, 7 o'clock P. M. 



Academy met pursuant to adjournment. 

 Reading and discussion of papers resumed: 



On Kailway Gauges, by Prof. W. J. L. Nicodemus, State University. 



Fish Culture iu Wisccnsin: its Claims upou the State, by the President, Dr. J. W 



Hoyt. 

 On Several Points in the Pronunciation o( Latin and Greek, by Prof. S. S. Haldeman, of 



Philadelphia, Corresponding Member. 

 The Metaphysics of Science, by Prot. S. H. Carpenter, State University. 

 Oa the Relative Import of Language, by Prof. J. B. Feulmg. State University, 



The reading of the papers prepared for this meeting having 

 been concluded, 



President Hoyt, from the committee on Geological Survey, 

 reported a bill, which had the approval of the Academy, and 

 was authorized to be laid before the proper committee of the 

 legislature. 



On motion, it was 



Resolved. That papers Intended for publication In the Transactions be examined by 

 the Vice President and Secretary of the department to which they belong, and then by 

 the President and General Secretary. 



The following named persons were nominated and duly chosen 

 corresponding members of the Academy: 



Dr. Edmund Andrews, M. D., Chicago. 

 Dr. Theodore Gill, M. D., WasLiugtuu. 

 F. V. Hopkins. M. D., Biton Rouge, La. 

 Prof. W. B. Porter, St. Louis, Mo. 



On motion, it was 



Resolved., That the next meeting be held at Appleton. at such time in the month of 

 July, as shall be determined by ihe President and General Secretary. 



The Academy then adjourned sine die. 



[Signed] I, A. Lapham, 



General Secretary. 



Tentli Meeting — Memorandum. 



Owing to the absence of the President of the Academy in 

 Europe, and the inability of many other officers and members 

 to be present, the July meeting of the Academy was not held. 



J. E. Davies, 



General Secretary. 

 Madisox, July, 1873. 



