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Academy and the acquisition of the valuable St. Louis exhibits have been most 

 valuable for its future strength as a state organization. We now have a valuable 

 museum of which we may well be proud. 



Library. — We were fortunate this past year in having a requisition allowed 

 the Academy for the binding of 500 volumes of our journals. This represents a 

 very valuable addition to our library. This requisition is the largest ever allowed 

 the Academy, and is evidence that we still have the favor of the state authori- 

 ties. These volumes, with the former books in the library, have been classified, 

 arranged on our shelves, and a card catalogue made giving the shelf location, so 

 they may be readily located on demand. The old card catalogue of subjects of 

 papers in these volumes has been to a large extent arranged in the card-catalogue 

 cabinet. 



There have been added to the library this past year 700 pamphlets and 75 

 bound volumes. 



The Academy at the last meeting (Manhattan) allowed the sum of $100 for 

 the purchase of new books and completion of files of our journals. With the 

 small book fund it was difficult for the secretary to decide on the books that 

 would be most useful to the members, and many journals ordered were donated 

 to the Academy, so that only a small portion of the fund was expended. The 

 eecretary would suggest that another fund be established, and an advisory com- 

 mittee selected to decide on the best books to purchase for the Academy. 



Our library, in its contents and arrangement, may be looked upon with pride 

 by the Academy members, and to-day we have as good quarters as any depart- 

 ment in the state-house in proportion to our needs. 



Museum. — The museum of the state's mineral industries under our charge is 

 the most complete in the state. We have secured the cases and exhibits from 

 St. Louis, which represent an addition to our assets of at least 88000. It will 

 make the Academy rooms one of the most attractive places in the city for visitors 

 and I hope will insure the future financial aid of the state. The state can well 

 afford to maintain this permanent advertisement of its mineral resources. 



Membership. — The Academy added forty-five members at the Manhattan 

 meeting and forty-two of these qualified by paying thpir dues. The secretary's 

 •office presents fourteen names for new members this year, and the members of 

 the Academy will add to this list at this meeting. We regret to propose a list of 

 former members whose names should be dropped from our rolls for non-payment 

 of dues though notified six to eight times. We have made an effort to collect 

 past dues from the members and during the year have collected $91 in dues. 



Conclusion. — The present secretary has been in office for three years and 

 the results of the work are known to the members, and I will leave the work for 

 the members to decide whether it has been successful or not, for the welfare and 

 standing of the society. 



A combination of circumstances has arisen this past year which indicates that 

 my best interests call me from this state back to the East. I therefore present 

 my resignation as secretary of the Academy with this report. I would recom- 

 mend that it take effect January 10, in order that I may be able to arrange for 

 the printing of the next volume of our Transactions, which includes the work 

 during my past two years. 



I expect to continue mj membership and shall always take the greatest inter- 

 est in your work. In conclusion, I wish to thank the members for their support 

 in this work and to express the hope that the sincere friends made in this 

 Academy work may ever continue as such. G. P. Grimsley, Secretary. 



December 29, 1904. 



