240 TRANS. OF THE ACAD. OP SCIENCE. 



Hon of life membership, conferred in consideration of a contribution of 

 S50, will furnish us with these means. 



The number of our active members is at present sixty, four new ones 

 having been added during the past year. To our Corresponding Members 

 we have added six in that period, and they number now one hundred and 

 twenty six. Our foreign exchange list includes one hundred and fifty-four 

 names, and our home list amounts to seventy. 



The members of our Academy have exhibited great activity and inter- 

 est during the past year, in reading papers, discussing scientific subjects, 

 and in working in our library and museum. 



The museum has received valuable additions, especially through the 

 liberality of the Smithsonian Institution, the Imperial Mineralogical Cab- 

 inet of Vienna, and a number of individuals here and abroad. The inter- 

 est and value of our collections have been vastly enhanced by the zealous 

 labor of several of our members who have undertaken to arrange a part 

 of our collections, heretofore in confusion. 



Our library has received an addition of 808 volumes and pamphlets 

 irom our correspondents, and about 60 from other sources. Among tie 

 latter stands pre-eminent the Archasologia, published by the London Soci- 

 ety of Antiquaries, in 30 volumes, a donation from James Robb, Esq., of 

 Chicago, made through our Vice-President, Dr. Pope. 



Dr. Pope has also given us the use of the room adjoining our hall for 

 the use of the library, of which we were much in need, to store the treas- 

 ures accumulating upon us. The room has been furnished principally 

 through the liberality of members, and our zealous Librarian has arranged 

 the works on the shelves so as to make them accessible and useful. 



Thus we are prepared to proceed in our efforts to cultivate science 

 among ourselves, and to form a nucleus for scientific pursuits in the cen- 

 tre of the Mississippi Valley, which, we hope and expect, will attract the 

 lovers and the well-wishers of science around us, and with their aid 

 make the Academy worthy of our city. 



An election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as 

 follows : * 



President, George Engelmann. 



1st Vice-President, Adolphus Wislizenus. 



2d Vice-President, Charles A. Pope. 



Corresponding Secretary, Nathaniel Holmes. 



Recording Secretary, Spencer Smith. 



Treasurer, Enno Sander. 



Librarian, F. E. Baumgarten. 



Curators, B. F. Shumard, G. C. Broadhead, 



C. W. Stevens, and S. Smith. 

 Com. on Publication, G. Engelmann, B. F. Shumard, 



and N. Holmes. 



The reports and accounts of the Corresponding Secretary 

 and Treasurer for the last year were submitted, and, upon 

 examination, being found correct, were approved. 



