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octavo; 968 pamphlets, and 22 maps and charts, together 2788 numbers, 

 kept in admirable order and accessibility by our librarian, the largest 

 and most valuable scientific library in the West, which together with the 

 private libraries of some of our members — among which I mention the 

 geological and paleontological library of Dr. Shumard, and the botanical 

 library of Mr. Shaw, and my own — furnish a most important aid to study 

 in almost all branrhes of natural sciences. A catalogue comprising, with 

 our own library, the scientific works contained in the different public and 

 the attainable private libraries in St. Louis, would furnish important aid 

 to the student in our city. 



As suggested in my last annual report, and through the exertions of 

 our official librarian, $163 45 have been collected from members and 

 friends as a fund for binding, for which amount 168 volumes, some of 

 them large and costly ones, have been bound, and are thus preserved from 

 gradual destruction. It is recommended that the exertions of those 

 friendly to our cause be continued in this important undertaking. 



Our museum has been enriched during the past year through contri- 

 butions in the various branches of natural sciences, from Dr. Bernays, 

 Mr. Fendler, President Perry, Dr. Potter, Dr. Reuss, Mr. Smith, Dr. 

 Shumard, and the President. 



The following papers were read in the meetings of the Academy : 



E. Harrison, on the Age and Formation of the Porphyry Hills of 

 Missouri. 



Prof, Jules Marcou, on the Dyas of Nebraska. 



Judge N. Holmes, on the Loess Formation of Illinois and Missouri ; on 

 Prehistoric Man. 



Dr. Maughs, on Free Will and Force. 



Dr. C. C. Parry, on the Timber Vegetation of the Rocky Mountains. 



Dr. G. G. Shumard, on the Geology of New Mexico and Texas, with 

 plates ; with additions by Dr. B. F. Shumard. 



Prof. Swallow, on the Oil Springs of Missouri. 



Dr. A. Wislizenus, on Atmospheric Electricity; on Indian Graves 

 below the Meramec. 



Dr. G. Engelmann, Metereology of 1866 ; Stage of the River in 1866 ; 

 Notes on Dr. Parry's Hypsometrical Observations in Western Kansas and 

 New Mexico; on the Plants of the Genus Lemna and Wolrfia in the 

 United States ; on the Pollen of Conifers ; on the species of the Genus 

 •Vitis in the United States. 



A great many verbal communications on different important scientific 

 or practical objects were made in the meetings of the Academy, and fur- 

 nished the subject of discussions. 



The last number of our Transactions was issued in May, 1866. It wa3 

 found financially impossible to publish another number during the past 

 year ; but it is expected that our business matters can be so arranged that 

 the accumulated material, or at least a part of it, can in the coming 

 spring be given to the scientific public in a third number, which would 

 complete the second volume of our Transactions. Our active members 

 expect, our correspondents demand, such action. We owe to the former 

 the gratification of seeing the results of their scientific researches pub- 

 lished, and to the latter we are in duty bound to communicate at least an 

 indication of the existence of active scientific life in our Academy in 

 return for the numerous favors we are constantly receiving from them. 



Permit me to close this address with a few personal remarks. On the 

 point of going to Europe for a year or more, let me take a friendly fare- 

 well from you all who have made for me the position of President — 

 which you have, for the past five years, kindly and indulgently trusted 

 me with — one of pleasure and of pride, and, I hope, of usefulness. In 

 Europe, I. shall ever remember our Academy with the fondest feelings, 

 and shall do what may be in my power to promote its interest there, 

 while you, I know, will zealously and faithfully continue here to make it 

 even more worthy of its great purposes. Farewell ! 



