Record. xlv 



Januaky 4, 1909. 



President Woodward in the chair; attendance 58. 



Professor C. A. Waldo presented a paper on "What 

 a Volcano Is Doing." 



This being the annual meeting of the Academy, the 

 reports of the President,^^ Treasurer,^*^ Librarian,^'^ and 

 Curators^^ were submitted. 



The report of the Entomological Section" was submit- 

 ted. 



The Nominating Committee reported the results of the 

 election of officers for 1909, as follows : 



President William Trelease 



First Vice-President Arthur Thacher 



"* Second Vice-President L. W. Andrews 



Recording Secretary Walter E. McCourt 



Corresponding Secretary H. Aug. Hunicke 



Treasurer Charles D. Stevens 



Librarian Mary J. Klem, 



Curators Julius Hurter 



Otto Widmann 

 Joseph Grindon 



Directors Francis E. Nipher 



Chester B. Curtis 



Professor Woodward then introduced the President 

 elect, Professor William Trelease, who spoke briefly re- 

 garding the opportunities for useful service in the Acad- 

 emy. 



January 18, 1909. 



President Trelease in the chair; attendance 25. 



Professor William H. Roever presented a paper on 

 "The Optical Interpretation of Some Problems in Sta- 

 tics." 



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