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Meeting or November 17, 1902. 



President Eliot in the chair, eleven persons present. 



Dr. M. A. Goldstein delivered an address on the uses of the 

 tuning fork as a means of medical diao;nosis. 



Dr. George J. Engelmann gave a brief but interesting account 

 of the history of the Western Academy of Sciences, organized 

 by Dr. George Engelmann and Dr. Wislizenus in 1836, and ten- 

 dered to the Academy the record book showing the proceed- 

 ings of that organization from its beginning until it ceased to 

 exist. He also tendered for such uses as the Academy might 

 elect, a skeleton specimen which was prepared by Dr. Wisli- 

 zenus and which formerly was the property of the Western 

 Academy of Sciences, 



Professor A. W. Greeley, of St. Louis, was elected to active 

 membership. 



Meeting of December 1, 1902. 



President Eliot in the chair, twenty-five persons present. 



The Council reported the resignation of Messrs. B.C. Ad- 

 kins, G. F. Durant and A. Q. Kennett. 



Dr. Adolf Alt delivered an address on the development 

 of the eye, illustrated with colored drawings and stereopticon 

 views made from microscopic sections prepared and photo- 

 graphed by him . 



Two persons were proposed for active membership. 



In accordance with the by-laws of the Academy, a commit- 

 tee — which consisted of Messrs. Evers, Hunicke and Langs- 

 dorf — was elected to nominal'^ ofiicers for the year 1903. 



Meeting or December 15, 1902. 



President Eliot in the chair, twenty-three persons present. 

 The nominating committee reported the following list of 

 candidates for the year 1903 : — 



