TRANSACTIOISrS. 



The Kansas Academy of Science met in its twenty-second annual session at 

 Wichita, on October 23d, 24:th and 25th, 1889. From the minutes of the Secretary 

 the following notes are made: 



The report of the Treasurer, I. D. Graham, after being reported upon by the 

 auditing committee, was accepted. 



The committee appointed to consider the subject of immediate publication made 

 the following report, which was adopted: 



1. The authors of papers shall have the consent of the Academy to publish any 

 papers, with due credit to the Academy, when and where they choose, after reading 

 at the meeting. 



2. The publication committee to require all papers read at this meeting to be 

 handed in before the first day of January, 1890. 



3. The papers read in 1890 shall be in the hands of the publication committee 

 within two weeks after the meeting, and if such papers are not banded in, the ab- 

 stracts only shall be published in the proceedings. 



4. A strenuous effort shall be made to get the proceedings published before the 

 biennial session of the Legislature in 1891. 



5. The Academy shall publish a pamphlet, of 500 or more copies, containing a 

 brief history of the organization, its constitution and by-laws, all the former and 

 present members and their residences, with the different classes appropriately des- 

 ignated. 



The report of the Librarian, B. B. Smyth, of Topeka, was read, and accepted. 

 The list of accessions to the library contained in this report is printed in Vol. XI of 

 these Transactions. 



Most of the general sessions were held in Lewis Academy. One morning session 

 was, by invitation, held in the chapel of Garfield University. The evenings were 

 occupied as follows: Thursday evening an address of welcome was delivered by 

 Rev. J. D. Hewitt, President of Lewis Academy, and a reply for the Academy of 

 Science was given by Prof. G. H. Failyer. President Dinsmore, gave as the retiring 

 address, an illustrated lecture on "A Wonderful Structure." Friday evening was de- 

 voted to an exhibition of microscopes, microscopic appliances and work — the whole 

 forming an exceedingly creditable display. During the meetings fourteen names 

 were added to the list of members. 



The annual election of ofiicers resulted in the following choice: 



President — G. H. Failyer, State Agricultural College, Manhattan. 



Vice-Presidents — D. S. Kelly, State Normal School, Emporia; F. W. Cragin, 

 Washburn College, Topeka. 



Secretary — E. H. S. Bailey, State University, Lawrence. 



Treasurer 1. D. Graham, State Agricultural College, Manhattan. 



Librarian — B. B. Smyth, Topeka. 



Curators — A. H. Thompson, Topeka; Robert Hay, Junction City; T. B. Jennings, 

 United States Signal Service, Topeka. 



