MINUTES. 



Thirty-sixth Annual Meeting, Kansas Academy of Science, 

 November 26, 27, and 28, 1903. 



Manhattan, Kan., November 26, 1908. 

 npHE thirty-sixth annual meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science 

 -*- was opened at 8:30 p. m. in the lecture-room in the Physical 

 Science hall at the Kansas Agricultural College, with the secretary, G. 

 P. Grimsley, as chairman, in the absence of the other officers. Later 

 in the evening Dr. Edward Bartow, first vice-president, took the chair. 



The following eighteen members were in attendance at the opening 

 session : E. H. S. Bailey, H. W. Baker, Edward Bartow, G. P. Grims- 

 ley, W. F. Hoyt, A. W. Jones, Warren Knaus, D. E. Lantz, E. A. 

 Popenoe, Lumina Cotton Riddle, Alva J. Smith, Eugene Smyth, B. B. 

 Smyth, L. E. Sayre, Chas. H. Sternberg, J. T. Willard, L. C. Wooster, 

 E. Bartholomew. 



At this session a large number of visitors were present. In the 

 absence of the president and vice-presidents, the general business 

 meeting was postponed, and papers were read as follows : 



1. The great flood of 1903 in central Kansas, A. W. Jones. 



2. The cocooning habits of spiders, Theo. H. Scheffer. 



3. Sanitary science, Dr. J. M. McWharf. (Read by secretary.) 



4. Bibliography of the loco weed, resume given by L. E. Sayre. 



It was moved that this paper and the two following ones be read 

 by title and referred to committee on publication. Motion carried. 



5. Some mineral waters of the Indian Territory, R. S. Sherwin. 



6. A review of the weather during the crop season, 1903, T. B. Jen- 

 nings. 



The following committees were then appointed by the acting presi- 

 dent, Edward Bartow : 



Program : G. P. Grimsley, J. T. Willard. 



Membership : E. H. S. Bailey, W. Knaus, C. H. Sternberg. 



Necrology : D. E. Lantz, A. W. Jones. 



Press : L. E. Sayre. 



Nominations : L. E. Sayre, A. J. Smith, E. Bartholomew. 



Resolutions : B. B. Smyth, L. C. Wooster. 



The Academy then adjourned, to meet at nine A. m., Friday, Novem- 

 ber 27, 1903. 



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