xxvi Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



Meeting of January 16, 1911. 



The Academy of Science of St. Louis met in tlie Acad- 

 emy Building, 3817 Olive Street, at 8 p. m., January 16, 

 1911; President Trelease in the chair; attendance 15. 



The President delivered his address as President of the 

 Academy for the year 1910.^ 



The Treasurer's report for the year 1910 was sub- 

 mitted.* 



The report of the Curators for 1910 was read.^ 



The report of the Librarian for 1910 was presented.'' 



The report of the Entomological Section was sub- 

 mitted.'^ 



The Nominating Commitee reported the results of the 

 election of officers for 1911, as follows : 



President William Trelease 



First Vice-President D. S. H. Smith 



Second Vice-President F. E. Nipher 



Recording Secretary Walter E. McCourt 



Corresponding Secretary Geo. T. Moore 



Treasurer H. E. Wiedemann 



Librarian Wm. L. R. Gifford 



Curators Julius Hurter 



Joseph Grindon 

 Philip Rau 



Directors Otto Widmann 



Adolf Alt 



Professor F. E. Nipher spoke of his latest experiments 

 on the Nature of the Electric Discharge. 



Mr. E. R. Fish and Dr. Alexander S. Wolf were elected 

 to membership. 



February 6, 1911. 



President Trelease in the chair; attendance 31. 

 Professor William Trelease gave an account of ''The 

 Desert Genus Nolina," illustrated with lantern slides. 



•Transactions, Vol. XIX, page xxxvi. 



* Transactions, Vol. XIX, page xxxviii. 

 ■Transactions, Vol. XIX, page xxxix. 

 •Transactions, Vol. XIX, page xxxix. 



* Transactions, Vol. XIX, page xxxix. 



