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President — W. T. Harris. 



15/ Vice President — Albert Todd. 



znd Vice President — George Engelmann. 



Correspondi?ig Secretary — Nathaniel Holmes. 



Recording Secretary — Charles V. Riley. 



Treasurer — Enno Sander. 



Librarian — J. J. Bailey. 



Curators — W. B. Potter, Adolph Schmidt, and F. C. A. 



Richardson. 

 Committee on Publication — Geo. Engelmann, N. Holmes, 



and C. V. Riley. 

 Committee on Library — Chas. E. Briggs, S. Pollack, and 



G. J. Engelmann. 

 Committee on Cabinet — Edwin Harrison, G. C. Broadhead, 



and R. Chauvenet. 



Mr. Bailey made an explanation as to the confused state of the 

 Library, and promised to keep it in order hereafter if the Acade- 

 my would have the books catalogued and put in order up to 

 date. 



On motion, the whole matter of cataloguing and arranging the 

 books was referred to the Committee on Library. 



Dr. G. Engelmann read the following meteorological report : 



The unusual and especially the steady and long continued cold weather 

 of this winter elicits everywhere the inquiry whether it ever was so cold, 

 or cold so long, here in St. Louis. Consulting my meteorological records 

 of the last 40 years, I must say that we have experienced colder weather 

 here in former years, but not such long continued cold. Three weeks ago 

 to-day the thermometer reached to or above the freezing point for the last 

 time ; during these last 21 days it has ranged between — 1S and -f-32 , the 

 freezing point ; and when it will rise above that important limit is now 

 quite uncertain. 



Comparing former years, we find colder weather in the well remembered 

 winter of 1863-4; but the temperature remained below the freezing point 

 only 13 days, from December 30 to January 11. 



Several cold spells occurred in the severe winter of 1855-6; but the 

 mercury stood below the freezing point never longer than 9 days in suc- 

 cession. 



The coldest January within the period named was that of 1S57; for 28 

 days, from Dec. 29 to Jan. 25, the thermometer rose to between 32 and 33 

 only 3 times, and to 38 once. 



