14 IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



Messrs. A. Marston, M. Ricker and L. S. Ross were elected 

 to fill the vacancies in the Council. 



The resignation of Prof. L. W. Andrews was received and 

 accepted. 



A vote of thanks was extended to Mr. F. A. Wilder for his 

 services in connection with Professor Salisbury's lecture. 



It was ordered that the president, president-elect and secre- 

 tary constitute a sifting committee to determine what papers 

 should be printed in the next volume of the proceedings. 



The following amendment to the constitution was adopted: 



Section iv to be amended by the substitution of the word 

 "treasurer " where the word " secretary-treasurer" is used. 



Section v, (a) to be amended by the substitution of the words 

 "a secretary and a treasurer," where the words "a secretary- 

 treasurer" are used. 



Section viii to be amended by the substitution of the. word 

 "secretary " for the word "secretary-treasurer," as there used. 



Section ix to be amended by the substitution of the word 

 " secretary " for the word "secretary-treasurer," as there used. 



The auditing committee offered the following report, which 

 was received and adopted: 



To the Members of the Iowa Academy of Sciences: 



Your auditing committee would present the following report: 



1. The books of the secretary-treasurer have been examined, and found 

 correct. 



2. Regarding the report of the secretary-treasurer for the year, we 

 would suggest as follows: 



a. Regarding deceased members, we recommend that a special com- 

 mitte be appointed to draft resolutions or secure brief sketches on their 

 lives, or both, as may seem best. 



b. Concerning members failing to pay dues, we suggest that section iv 

 of the constitution be applied. 



c. Regarding the deposition of the books of the Academy library in the 

 state library, and the facilitiss therewith offered to members of the 

 Academy for drawing books from the library for use, we recommend the 

 appointment of a special committe to formulate suitable resolutions 

 embodying the thanks of the Academy. 



d. We also approve the recommendations of the secretary-treasurer 

 that volumes of proceedings for members and principal exchanges be 

 printed on enamel paper, and bound in cloth, and that the evening 

 lecture be made a permanent feature of our meetings. 



Respectfully submitted, 



A. C. Page, 



C. C. Nutting, 



B. Fink, 



Committee. 



