xvi Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



distributed. Two quarto publications have also been issued, 

 one from the Archaeological section, being a contribution to 

 the archaeology of Missouri, and the other a report of the 

 observations made by the Washington University Eclipse 

 Party of 1889. The Academy now stands in exchange rela- 

 tions with 569 institutions or organizations of aims similar to 

 its own. 



MUSEUM. 



Since the loss of its first museum, in 1869, the Academy 

 has lacked adequate room for the arrangement of a public 

 museum, and, although small museum accessions have been 

 received and cared for, its main effort of necessity has been 

 concentrated on the holding of meetings, the formation of a 

 library, the publication of worthy scientific matter, and the 

 maintenance of relations with other scientific bodies. 



December 31, 1902. 



