PROCEEDINGS. 



The Kansas Academy of Science met in its twenty-fifth annual session, at Atchi- 

 son, on October 12, 13, and 14, 1892. The following extracts are taken from the 

 minutes of the Secretary: 



A business meeting was held in the parlors of the Hotel Byram, and the usual 

 committees were appointed. 



The Treasurer's report was read and accepted. 



On Wednesday evening, the address of the retiring President, Prof. E. A. Popenoe, 

 was delivered. 



The annual election of officers resulted in the following choice: 



President — B. H. S. Bailey. 



First Vice President— 3. T. Willatd. 



Second Vice President — E. B. Knerr. 



Secretary — A. M. Collette. 



Treasurer — J). S. Kelly. 



Librarian — B. B. Smyth. 



Curators — A. H. Thompson. B. B. Smyth, Chas. S. Prosser. 



On Friday evening, the Sphynx Club, of Atchison, tendered a banquet to the vis- 

 iting members. 



At this meeting, 18 new members were voted in. 



It was voted to hold the next meeting, in the fall of 1893, at Emporia. 



On the following pages will be found papers read at this meeting. 



IN MEMOEIAM— JOSEPH SAVACIE. 



BY BOBEET HAY. 



Since our last meeting, the Academy has lost by death one of its oldest and most 

 useful members. Joseph Savage died on the 30th of December, 1891. He was 68 

 years old. having been born at Hartford, Vt., July 28, 1823. His father, William Sav. 

 age, was born in 1791, so these two lives exactly span a century. Joseph Savage 

 was connected with the family which produced General Hazen, of the Signal Service^ 

 his mother, whose maiden name was Polly Hazen, born in 1799, being a cousin of 

 the General. 



In 1847, Joseph Savage married Amanda B. Crandall, who was his wife for 10 

 years and the mother of his five children. Filled with New England ideas of free- 

 dom, he came to help make Kansas a free Territory and a free State. He came to 

 Lawrence in the fall of 18.54. He went back, directly, and brought his wife and fam- 

 ily in the spring of 1855. He paid $500 for a squatter's claim, and also the Govern- 

 ment preemption price, for a quarter section of land, which is now the northwest 

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