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near the date of the foundation of the Academy as possible. 

 The date fixed for the meeting was Tuesday, March 26. Invi- 

 tations, accompanied by tickets of admission, were sent to the 

 members of the following societies and faculties : — 



Academy of Science of St. Louis. 



Biological Society. 



Engelmann Botanical Club. 



Engineers' Club of St. Louis. 



Entomological Club. 



Missouri Historical Society. 



Naturalists' Club. 



Round Table. 



St. Louis Chemical Society. 



St. Louis Medical Society. 



St. Louis University. 



Verein Deutscher Aerzte. 



Washington University. 



Washington University Association. 



Memorial Hall had been secured for the occasion and was well 

 filled. 



President C. M. Woodward spoke briefly of the history, pur- 

 poses and needs of the Academy before introducing the lecturer 

 of the evening, Dr. Charles Truax, of Chicago, who delivered an 

 interesting address on the Yellowstone National Park, illustrated 

 with magnificently colored views. 



April 1, 1907. 



President Woodward in the chair; attendance, sixteen. 



The report of Dr. Launcelot W. Andrews, as a committee of 

 one to prepare resolutions on the death of Professor Henri 

 Moissan, was presented as follows: — 



Henri Moissan. 



The death of Henri Moissan has deprived the St. Louis Acad- 

 emy of Science of one of its honorary members, and the world of 

 a man whose achievements have added new luster to the scien- 

 tific history of his time and country. g< 



In conformity with the spirit of the epoch, his work was^from 



