"" Resolved, That this Society accept this offer, when duly made, 

 and authorize the Committee on Binding to arrange with said 

 Managers therefor, and report to the next meeting." 



On motion of Dr. Engelmann, it was ordered that the Commit- 

 tee on Publication be instructed to ascertain whether there be any 

 possible chance of publishing anotiier volume of the Transactions 

 •during the present year. 



The Treasurer's Report was accepted and referred to an audit- 

 ing committee. The report showed a balance of cash on hand 

 of $143 ; debts, none ; dues from members, $343. 



The annual election of officers resulted in the choice of the 

 following : 



President — James B. Eads, C. E. 

 15* Vice-President— Albert Todd, Esq. 

 2d Vice-President — Geo. Engelmann, M.D. 

 Corresponding Secretary — Wm. T. Harris. 

 Recording Secretary — Charles V. Riley. 

 Treasurei — Dr. Enno Sander. 

 Librarian — John J. Bailey. 

 Curator — A. D. Hager. 



Committee on Publication —Dr. G. Engelmann, Wm. T. 

 Harris, C. V. Riley. 



January 15, 1872. 



The President in the chair. 



Twenty members present. 



The President, on assuming the chair, delivered his inaugural 

 address as follows : 



INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT. 



Gentlemen of the Academy of Science: — The Charter of your 

 Association, granted fourteen years ago, contemplates the creation of an 

 Institution in St. Louis, for " the advancement of Science and the estab- 

 lishment of a Museum and Library for the illustration and study of its 

 various branches." Through the labors and influence of several of the 

 scientific gentlemen first enrolled among its members, aided by the liber- 

 ality of older kindred societies and private individuals in America and 

 Europe, the Institution thus created grew apace during the earlier years of 

 its existence, and accumulated many valuable records and scientific works, 

 which formed the nucleus of what would have grown to be by this time a 



