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The committee on necrology was instructed to prepare 

 sketches of deceased members of the Academy for publication 

 in the proceedings. Upon motion the committee was made 

 permanent and the secretary made ex-otficio chairman. 



The chairman appointed Messrs. Bain, Pammel and Page 

 on the legislative committee. 



By an unanimous vote it was ordered that bills for reprints 

 remaining unpaid shall, if necessary, be settled by the Acad- 

 emy, and that persons owing for reprints be notified that if 

 they do not pay this and any other delinquent dues promptly 

 their names will be dropped from the Academy roster. 



Votes of thanks were extended to Prof. R. D. Salisbury for 

 for his instructive and entertaining lecture and to the retiring 

 secretary-treasurer for the zeal and ability shown in discharg- 

 ing the arduous duties of his office. 



The following memorial was addressed to the State Libra- 

 rian: 



The Iowa Academy of Sciences would hereby express its high apprecia- 

 tion of the valuable services to the Academy which have been rendered by 

 the State Librarian in providing alcove room for the books and pamphlets 

 belonging to the Academy, and also for the liberal terms on which 

 scientific books may be obtained from the State Library for the personal use 

 of the members . 



J. L. TiLTON, 



Samuel Calvin, 

 M. F. Arey, 



Committee 



At the literary session the following papers were presented: 



" A Chemical Study of Butter Increasers," by J. B. Weems and F. W. 

 Bouska. 



*" A Study of the Chemical Composition of Some of the Native Grasses 

 of the State," by J, B. Weems. 



**" Determination of Alcohol in Weak Liquors," by J. P. O'Donoghue. 



Other products, sugar, tartaric acid, etc. Adulterants, bi-carbonate of 

 soda. Disposal of carbonic acid gas. Distillation, precautions to fix acetic 

 acid and other volatile acids. Determination of sp. gr. of distillate. 

 Determination of percentage by weight. 



" Klebs-Loefsler Diphtheritic Bacillus," by Gershom Hill. 



*" Notes on the Acocephali (Hemoptera, Jassidae)," by E. D. Ball. 



*" The Scydmicnidas and PselaphidcU Occurring near Iowa City," by H. 

 F. Wickham. 



" Eleodes in Iowa," by H. F. Wickham. 



♦"Forest Trees and Shrubs of Hamilton County," by H. A. Mueller. 



♦Read by title and published In the Proceedings. **Read by title but paper with- 

 drawn. 



