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much the more as we are going to lose him. For nearly twenty-five years 

 and almost since the foundation of this Academy he has, with the excep- 

 tion of a few years when he was absent from the city, conducted the affairs 

 of his department with such great zeal and punctuality that it will be diffi- 

 cult to find him a worthy successor. 



From the report of the Treasurer, it appears that during the past year 

 $736 have been collected, of which $461 came from regular dues of mem- 

 bers and $275 from voluntary subscriptions to the publication fund. His 

 expenses amounted to $923.27, principally for printing and engraving, and 

 partly for fitting up our hall and library, and for other minor expenses. 



The year 1881 having left us minus $97.13, the deficit in the treasury 

 now is swelled to $284.50, besides which we owe for printing and engrav- 

 ing $150.75 — together a debt of $435.25— against which the Treasurer has 

 unpaid accounts against members of $712, which it is earnestly desired 

 should be paid in ; and thus the pressing difficulty of the Academy can at 

 once be relieved. 



The number of our associate members at this date is loi, three of which 

 are life-members. Twelve names have been added to the list during the 

 past year; one member has resigned and two have left the city. 



Having thus laid before you the present condition of our Academy, I 

 hope to have shown you that our Institution is firmly established as a cen- 

 tral point of Science in the Missisippi valley; and, with our faithful work 

 and the favor of our St. Louis friends — and thus, I hope, we can designate 

 our entire population — we can cheerfully look into the future. 



The officers for the ensuing' year were then elected, the result 

 being as follows : 



President — George Engelmann. 

 First Vice President — James M. Leete. 

 Second Vice President — Melvin M. Gray. 

 Corresponding Secretary — Henry S. Pritchett. 

 Recording Secretary — Francis E. Nipher. 

 Treas7irer — Enno Sander. 

 Librarian — Gustavus Hainbach. 



Curators — Gustavus Hambach, Edward Evers, Charles Lu- 

 deking. 



