Proceedings of the Academy. 191 



The President of the Academy, Dr. Hoyt, gave 



A seneral statement of work that bad been done since tlie last meeting, and recom- 

 mended tiie immediate orrranizatioiin of the proposed departments of Social Hcieiice, of 

 the Arts, and of Letters. He also reported that the Wisconsin State Agricultural Soci- 

 ety had passed resolutions expressive of their interest in the work undertaken by the 

 Academy, and tendering the use of their rooms for its meetings and the preser/ation of 

 its collections, and that said Society had, moreover, amended their constitution so as to 

 make the President and General Secretary of the Academy members ex-otlicio of the Ex- 

 ecutive Board of the Society. 



Which generous action was recognized by a vote of thanks. 

 The Treasurer, George P. Delaplaine, reported as follows: 



BECEIPTS. 



To fees from thirty-four Annual Memberships ■$340 00 



To fees from sis llife Memberships GOO 00 



Total receipts -W 



EXPENDITURES. 



By sundry disbursements per order of the President, as per vouchers herewith 

 submitted 1156 70 



Balance in the treasury .$783 30 



The report was referred to the Finance Committee, by whom 

 it was examined and reported back with their ap^Droval. 



The committee on the purchase of Mr. Deininger's Natural 

 History Collection, were, at their own request, allowed more 

 time for examination. 



The names of several new members were proposed, and 

 referred to the Committee on Nominations. 



A paper was then read by A. J. Finch, Esq., of Milwaukee, 



1. On Metallic Veins and the Deposition of Minerals. 



The object of this paper was to refute the Wernerian theory, and to prove that metals 

 found in situ were deposited from their gases originating in the interior of the earth. 



On motion of J. G. Knapp, the following resolutions were 

 adopted. 



liesolved, 1st. That active members of the Academy be each requested to report to the 

 President or Secretary of the Department of the Sciences, and designate the section of 

 the Department to which he will choose to belong. 



2d. That if any member be present who does not desire to connect himself with the 

 Department of the Sciences in any of its sect ions, he be requested to report to the Gen- 

 eral Secretary of the Academy, and name the Department to which he desires to be 

 attached. 



3d. So soon as the members shall have designated the Department or Sections to which 

 they desire to belong, such De^jartments and Sections shall meet together and assign to 

 the' members thereot their respective work. 



Adjourned until 9 o'clock of the following morning. 



Second Session. 



The Academy met pursuant to adjoui'nment. The President 

 in the chair. 



Donations of specimens of copper, iron, lead and graphite 

 were made to the Museum of the Academy by Hon. J. Mvirrish, 

 which were accepted with a vote of thanks. 



On the recommendation of the Committee on Nominations, 

 the following gentlemen were elected members of the Academy: 



Corresponding Members.— Prof. Ezr.i S. Carr, M. D., LL. D.. of the University of 

 California, Oakland, Cal.; Hon. J. Wingate Thornton, of Boston, Mass. 



