xxxii Trans. Acad. ScL of St. Louis. 



The President also announced the death, on April 9th, of 

 Mr. Wm. H. Pulsifer, an esteemed member of the Academy. 

 The drafting of resolutions, referring to his demise, was 

 intrusted to the same committee. 



Dr. J. Arthur Harris delivered a lecture on the *' Influence 

 of Insects upon the Geographical Distribution of Plants." 



June 5, 1905. 



President A. Alt in the chair; attendance seventy. 



Prof. J. F. Abbott delivered an interesting lecture on 

 " Social Customs of the Japanese " illustrated with lantern 

 slides. 



The committee appointed to prepare resolutions com- 

 memorative of Mr. Wm. H. Pulsifer, who died at 

 Washington, D. C, April 9, 1905, recommended the 

 following : — 



The Academy of Science, on hearing of the death of 

 William H. Pulsifer, desires to express its deep sorrow at the 

 loss of one of its oldest and most esteemed members. 



Durino- his residence in St. Louis and even after his 

 removal to the East, he was ever active in furthering the 

 welfare of the Academy and in extending the field of its 

 activity. He always showed untiring interest in its pro- 

 ceedings and lent all possible aid. He was a member of the 

 Archaeological Section in 1876, which, for some time, fur- 

 nished material for the Academy's publications. 



The establishment of a natural history museum was also in 

 part due to his efforts, he being one of the original members 

 of the " St. Louis Museum of Arts and Sciences," formed in 

 1877 under the auspices of the Merchants' Exchange. 



He represented a rare example of the true citizen, whose 

 interest in higher endeavors is not shadowed by his business 

 instincts. He was therefore highly esteemed by all who 

 knew him well. 



(Signed) F. E. Nipher, 

 G. Hambach, 

 E. P. Olshausen. 



