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Fifth Session — Business Meeting. 



The Academy met pursuant to adjournment; the President in 

 the Chair. 



On motion it was resolved to organize a section of Social Sci- 

 ence; which, on subsequent motion, was expanded into a full 

 Department of the Social and Political Sciences, with the 

 following- officers: 



Vice President— m. Rev. W. E. Armitage, Milwaukee. 



Secretary— Rqw Charles Caverao, Lake Mills. _ , ^ „r • , 4. 



Co;/«««;ors— President G. M. Steele, D. «., Lawrence University; Rev. A. O. Wnght, 

 Nev*^ Lisbon; Dr. A. S. McDill, State Hospital for the Insane. 



On motion there was organized the Department of the 

 Arts, to the several constitutional offices in which the follow- 

 ing persons were duly elected: 



Vice i»/Y.<:«rf«w/—Es-Qovernor Nelson Dewey. Cassville. 

 /S'ecr^^an/— Col. S. V. Shipman, Madison. , ^ . ^ 



Counselors— 3 . H. Van Dyke, Esq., Milwaukee; Mr. Alexander Provis, Lancaster; 

 Hon. J. I. Case, Racine. 



On motion there was also organized the Department of Let- 

 ters, with the following officers: 



Vice President— Rqv. Dr. A. L. Chapin, Beloit College. 

 Secretary— 7vof. John B. Feuliug, Wisconsin State University. 



Counselors— Fvot Wm. P. Allen, State University; Dr. I. L. Hauser, Milwaukee; Hon. 

 Lyman C. Draper, State Historical Society. 



The Academy adjourned sine die. 



SIXTH MEETING OF THE ACADEMY. 



The Academy met in their rooms, at 8 o'clock P. M. of July 

 18, 1871, the President, Dr. J. W. Hoyt, in the chair. 

 Adjourned to 9 o'clock A. M. of next day. 



The Academy met pursuant to adjournment; the President in 

 the chair. 



Letters were read from the following persons accepting mem- 

 bership: 



Prof. Ezra S. Carr, Oakland, California; J. Wingate Thornton, Boston, Mass. ; Prof. T. 

 H.Safford, Chicago, 111.; Prof. James C. Watson, Ann Arbor, Mich.: Prof. Alex. Wm- 

 chcll,?Ann Arbor, Mich. 



Mr. J. Murrish presented numerous specimens of the rocks, 

 minerals and fossils of the lead region of Wisconsin. 



The President reported that his efforts, in regard to the scien- 

 tific exploration of the northern part of the state, the present 

 season, in connection with the railroad companies, had not been 

 successful. 



The Treasurer reported 



The amoiiiit of cash on hand at the date of his last report 'fTSS 30 



Received for dues, &c 40 00 



Total $823 30 



Disbursed since last report 113 00 



Balance on hand $'^'11 30 



