Constitution of the Aaidtmy. 11 



CONSTITUTION. 



KAME AKD LOCATION. 



Section 1. This association shall be called " The Wisconsin Academy 

 of Sciences, Arts and Letters," and shall be located at the city of Madison, 



GENERAL OBJECTS. 



Section 3. The general object of the Academy shall be to encourage 

 investigations and disseminate correct views in tlie various departments 

 of Science, Literature, and the Arts. 



DEPARTMENTS. 



Section 3. The Academy shall comprise separate Departments, not 

 less than three in number, of which those first organized shall be: 



1st. The Department of Sjjeciilative Philosophy — 



Embracing: 



Metaphysics; 

 Ethics. 



2d. The Department of the Social and Political Sciences — 



Embracing : 



Jurisprudence; 

 Political Science; 

 Education; 

 Public Health: 

 Social Economy. 



dd. The Department of ihe Natural Sciences — 



Embracing: 



The Mathematical and Physical Sciences; 



Natural History. 



The Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences. 



Ath. The Department of the Arts — 



Embracing: 



The Practical Arts; 

 The Fine Arts. 



5th. The Department of Letters — 



Embracing : 



Language ; 

 Literature; 

 Criticism; 

 History. 



