Cincinnati So.cietji of Natural History. 9 



meeting held October 5th, 1875, which was published in the Cincinnati 

 Quarterly Journal of Science^ for the same month. Prof. A. G. Weth- 

 erby read, at the meeting lield December 7, 1875, a paper on the "Vari- 

 ations in form as exhibited by Strepomatidai, with descriptions of new 

 species," which was published in the month of January following, un- 

 der the title of '' Proceedings of the Cincinnati Society of Natural His- 

 tory." It is the only publication the Societ}^ has ever issued. At va- 

 rious times attempts have been made by members to have the Society 

 definitely adopt the policy of a regular publication of its transactions, 

 but without success, until the last, which has resulted in the present 

 undertaking of publishing a journal of the Society quarterly, which is 

 designed to embrace the proceedings of the Societj^, ^nd such original 

 papers of value as raa}^ be prepared for the Society by its members or 

 others. 



The next annual meeting was held April 4, 1876. The Treasurer's 

 report showed that the receipts for the previous year had been, from 

 members' dues, $347 54; from interest, $45 08; the expenditures 

 amounted to $415 95, leaving a cash balance of $102 40. The build- 

 ing fund was reported as $555 63. At this meeting. Prof. W. H. 

 Mussey w^as elected President; Mr. John M. Edwards, first vice-presi- 

 dent; Mr. George W. Harper, second vice-president, who was in the 

 succeeding year re-elected; Mr. S. E. Wright, treasurer, and continues 

 in office to this time; Mr. J. C. Shroyer, librarian, who was re-elected 

 the following April; Mr. J. W. Shorten, curator of entomology; and 

 Mr, Davis L. James, curator of botau\'. 



Prof. A. G. Wetherby, read a paper at the meeting held June 6, on 

 the "Tulotoma," which was subsequentl}- published in the Quarterly 

 Journal of Conchology., Leeds, England. 



At the meeting held October 3, Prof. Ormond Stone was elected 

 curator of mathematics and astronomy, and Prof. R. B. Warder, cura- 

 tor of chemistry and physics, each being re-elected at the annual 

 . meeting the following year. 



At the 'meeting held March 6, 1877, Dr. August J. Woodward was 

 elected curator of herpetology, and re-elected at the annual meeting the 

 next month. 



At the meeting held on April 3, 1877, the Treasurer's report showed 

 the financial condition of the Society to be as folloAvs : 



Cash in the Treasury, April 4, 1876, $102 40 



Received from Members' dues, 654 00 



For Life Membership, 50 00 



For Interest to credit of General Fund, 42 25 



$848 65 

 Expenditures during the year, .... $350 02 



Balance in the Treasury, $498 63 



