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the $5,000 necessary to purchase the Presbyterian church property 

 adjoining the Academy was subscribed, but efforts in that line were 

 temporarily suspended on account of the Spanish war. The report 

 laid emphasis on the demand for an increased endowment fund. 

 Below is given a synopsis of accounts for 1898 : 



GENERAL FUND. 

 RECEIPTS. 



Balance on hand Jan. i, 1898 $ 14.88 



From Dues 1 80 . 00 



Initiation fees 35 .00 



Interest 91-85 



Sale of case 25.00 



Annual subscriptions 4 1 5 . 00 



Donations 1 82 . q4 



Advanced by Mrs. M. L. D. Putnam 02.52 



Advanced by Miss E. D. Putnam 50.00 



Advanced from publication fund 200.00 



Door admission '. 46.66 $1,333.85 



EXPENDITURES. 



Salary W. H. Barris, Curator $ 500. 10 



M". Mathews, Janitor 82.02 



Insurance 90.00 



Lights 15.53 



Fuel 53-99 



Water 16.00 



Repairs to furnace 12.00 



Repairs to sidewalk 21.19 



Miscellaneous supplies 5.80 



Printing 7.75 



New cases for museum 207.00 



Shelves, labels, etc., for library 76.01 



Rearranging library 1 1 1 . 70 



Postage and express 32 . 85 



Cleaning and arranging museum 72.37 



Total expenses, 1898 $1,304.31 



Amount in bank '5-73 



Amount with Curator 13.81 $1,333.85 



As chairman of the Publication Committee, Mrs. M. L. D. Putnam 

 reported that during the year five papers had been published and that 

 Volume VII. of the Proceedings was nearing completion. Finan- 

 cially the Publication Fund was in excellent condition. The papers 

 published were : — 



"Studies of North American Jassoidea," by Herbert Osborn and 

 Elmar D. Ball, 66 pages, six plates drawn by Charlotte M. King, and 

 six pages explanatory of plates, used by courtesy of Iowa Experiment 

 Station. 



