Report of Secretary. 83 



During the past year there have been held nine regular and 

 one informal meetings — there being no quorum present at the 

 July, August or March meetings, owing to unfavorable weather. 

 The average attendence at meetings was thirty. 



There were read in full, by abstract or by title, eighteen 

 papers on scientific subjects, some of which have been pub- 

 lished in our "Journal." 



During the past year there have been elected forty-six 

 active members, one honorary and one corresponding mem- 

 ber, and fourteen active members have resigned. Three active 

 members, one life member and one honorary member have 

 died. Twenty members have taken life memberships. 



We have, at present, nearly three hundred members. 



During the year I have collected and paid to the Treasurer : 



Dues from Active Member.s, $',205 00 



Dues from Life Members, 1,000 00 



From Donations to Building Fund ro<j 00 



From Subscription and Sale of Journal, 6 00 



Total, ... 12,311 00 



The Tenth Annual Course of Free Popular Scientific Lec- 

 tures was given in our New Auditorium, with an average at- 

 tendance of two hundred persons. The entire expense of the 

 course was but $30 50. The lecturers were Prof. J. G. Porter, 

 Dr. F. W. Dangdon, Prof. C. D- Herrick, Prof. Karl L,angen- 

 beck, Dr. Jno. E. Baker, Mr. Chas. Dury, Dr. David S. Jordan, 

 Dr. Joseph Ransohoff and Dr. J. A. Henshall, all of whom gave 

 their services gratuitously. 



During the year I have i.ssued Certificates of Membership 

 to all members in good standing. 



I have had the Society's building placed upon the free-water 

 list by the Board of Public Affairs. 



The correspondence of the Society during the year has been 

 quite extensive, and our standing as a scientific institution is 

 paramount to any other west of the Alleghany Mountains. 



We have added a new addition 30x60 feet, and three stories 

 in height, furnishing an Auditorium, a Library, rooms for the 

 Photographic Section, and a Museum room nearly 30x60 feet, 

 lighted by sky-lights. Respectfully, 



J. A. Henshall, Secretary. 



