PROCEEDINGS. 



EIGHTH MEETING OF THE ACADEMY. 



July 15, 1873. 



The Academy met, pursuant to requirement of By-Laws, ii> 

 the capitol, this evening at 7^ o'clock. 



Present, Dr. J. W. Hoyt, President; Dr. A. L. Chapin, Vice- 

 Presdent; Prof. T. C. Chamberlin; Geo. P. Delaplaine, Treas- 

 urer; W. Dudley, Esq., Director of the Museum, and Dr. John 

 E, Davies, acting Secretary; President Hoyt in the chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting having been read and 

 approved, the secretary read letters from some ten of the mem- 

 bers, regretting their inability to attend on account of antici- 

 pated absence from this state at date of meeting, and suggested 

 ■whether it might not be better, under the circumstances, to con- 

 fine the present meeting to the transaction of necessary busi- 

 ness; which suggestion, on motion of Dr. Chapin, was approved,- 



Some matters pertaining to the printing and publication of 

 the Academy's next volume of Transactions, and of the Bulletin, 

 were considered, but without action. 



The President called attention to the deficiences of the Mus- 

 eum, and urged the necessity for additional cases for specimens- 

 already here and for others soon expected. 



On motion. Prof. Chamberlin was appointed a committee to- 

 draft plans for cases and to submit the same to the President, 

 Secretary and Director of the Museum, for their approval and 

 presentation to His Excellency the Governor of the State. 



The names of Prof, Joseph E. Emerson, of Beloit College, J, 

 B. Reade, C. E., of Milwaukee, and Prof. Alexander Kerr of the 

 State University, were presented for annual membership and 

 referred to the standing committee on Nominations. 



On motion, the Academy adjourned sine die. 



John E. Davies, 



Acting Secretary. 



