XX Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



Treasurer's certification of its financial statement may be con- 

 sidered a part of this report, and that the Committee be dis- 

 charged. 



Francis E. Niphbr, 

 Joseph Spiegelhalter, 

 William Trelease, 



Committee. 



The foregoing account of receipts and expenditures agrees with my 

 books, and the sum of $813.50 therein noted has been received and, except 

 for the stated balance of $10.00, disbursed through my office on vouchers 

 duly approved by the Chairman of the Committee as authorized by vote of 

 the Council. 



Enno Sander, 



Treasurer. 

 St. Louis, Mo., 

 May 21, 1906. 



2. Addresses at the Meeting of March 5, 1906. 

 A Sketch of the History of the Academy. 



HENRY M. WHELPLEY, M.D. 



The brief history which it becomes my pleasant duty to 

 prepare must of necessity deal with general considerations, 

 for the important special features of the Academy's half 

 century of life will be covered by those contributors taking 

 part in the following portion of this evening's program: — 



A Treasury Statement from the Beginning with Mention of all 

 Gifts received by the Treasurer. Dr. Enno Sander. 



A History of the Museum and Library. Dr. G. Hambach. 



An Account of its Publications and their Worth.* 



Prof. F. E. Nipher. 



An Account of its Members who have attained Eminence either 

 while here or after leaving St. Louis.* Prof. C. M. Woodward. 



My remarks will not include my own personal reminiscences, 

 as the Academy was organized several years before 1 was 

 born. Thus, what I have to say is compiled from accessible 

 records, and that which lacks experience is but lip wisdom. 



* These papers are omitted at the request of the writers. 



