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treasurer's report. 

 The treasurer was called upon, and reported as follows : 



RECEIPTS. 



Received from bank (time deposit) $250 00 



Received interest on time deposit 7 50 



Received for Transactions sold . 3 85 



Received fees and dues 124 00 



Total $385 35 



EXPENDITURES. 



Paid balance due treasurer $59 27 



Paid for badges for 1906 13 00 



Paid for badges for 1907 15 00 



Paid express on badges 70 



Balance on hand 297 38 



Total $385 35 



Referred to A. J. Shirk for audit, who reported that he 

 found it correct. Eeport of treasurer adopted. 



The Academy next proceeded to the reading and discussion 

 of papers, of which the following program was published in 

 the announcement of this meeting, and they will be referred 

 to by the numbers given : 



PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS, 



1. The Value of the Work of the Scientist to Humanity, James A. 

 Yates. 



CHEMICAL PAPERS. 



2. Natural Gas Obtained from Trees, F. W. Bushong and D. F. 

 McFarland. 



3. Percentage of Extractives in Certain Drugs and Spices, L. E. 

 Sayre. 



4. Public Health and the Quality of Medicinal Preparations, L. E. 

 Sayre. 



5. Progress of the Survey of the Waters of Kansas — 



Chemical Work, Professors Bailey and Bushong. 

 Bacteriological Work, Professor Barber and Mr. Starin. 

 Engineering Problems, Professor Hoad. 

 Field-work, H. N. Parker, Asst. Hydrographer, U. S. G. S. 



6. Steel-hardening Minerals, J. C. Cooper. 



7. Gastric Ferments, Dr. C. F. Menninger. 



8. On the Reactions of Formanidines, F. B. Dains and E. W. Brown. 



GEOLOGICAL PAPERS. 



9. Some Studies in Dakota Fossil Plants, A. W. Jones. 



10. Summary of Glacial Literature Relating to Glacial Deposits. 



11. Animals, Reptiles and Amphibians of the Rosebud Indian Res- 

 ervation, South Dakota, Albert B, Reagan. 



12. My Expedition to the Kansas Chalk, on my own account, and for 

 the Tubingen University, for 1907, Chas. H. 'Sternberg. 



13. A Fossil Tooth and Other Bones from Phillips County, J. T. 

 Lovewell. 



