TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



KANSAS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



THE TENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 



The tenth annual meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science was held in 

 Topeka, October 11th and 12th, 1877. The exercises included two evening lec- 

 tures and the reading of the following papers. 



1. The Internal Heat of the Globe. Prof. B. F. Mudge. 



2. The Boston Natural History Society. Prof. M. V. B. Knox. 



3. A New Method of Determining the Velocity of the Wind. John H. Long. 



4. Notes on the Birds of Kansas. E. A. Popenoe. 



5. Ozone in Kansas Atmosphere, II. Prof. W. K. Kedzie. 



6. AmblycJiild cylindnformis Say. Prof. F. H. S:ow. 



7. Noxious Insects of Kansas in 1877. Geo. F. Gaumer. 



8. River Bluffs. John D. Parker. 



9. Birds of Ellis County, Kansas. Louis Watson, M. D. 



10. Tlie lola Mineral Well. Prof, W. K. Kedzie. 



11. Additions to the Catalogue of Kansas Birds. Prof. F. H. Snow. 



12. Science Among the People. Dr. A. H. Thompson. 



13. Illustrations of the Nebular Hypothesis. Prof. F. W. Bardwell. 



14. Tiie Occurrence of New and Remarkable Dinosaurs in the Wealden of Col- 

 orado. Prof. B. F. Mudge. 



15. The "Great Spirit" Spring of Mitchell County, Kansas. Prof. W. K. 

 Ketlzie. 



16. The Insects of Wallace County, Kansas. Prof. F. II. Snow. 



17. Catalogue of Kansas Snakes in the State Universit}' Museum. Miss Annie 

 E. Mozley. 



18. How to Popularize Practical Science. Judge F. G. Adams. 



19. The Rattlesnake. S. W. Williston. 



20. Colorado L&pidoptera. Prof. P. H. Snow. 



The lecture of the first evening was given by Prof. B. F. Mudge, on "The 

 Value of Science," and that of the second evening by Prof. Geo. E. Patrick, on 

 "The Chemistry of the Sun.'" 



The ofiicers elected for the following term of one year were : 



F. H. Snow, President. 



B. F. Mudge and J. H. Carruth. Vice Presidents. 



E. A. Popenoe, Secretary. 

 R. J. Brown, Treasurer. 



F. H, Snow, W. K. Kedzie, and E. A. Popenoe, Curators. 



