THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING. 19 



Thursday Evening, January 1, 1903. 



The meeting was called to order in the Academy rooms by Vice- 

 president Edw. Bartow. 



President Willard then delivered his presidential address on the 

 subject "The Limitations and Mission of Science." 



At the close of the address the reading of papers was continued : 



13. Statistics relating to Kansas birds, by D. E. Lantz. 



14. The extent and thickness of the Oklahoma gypsum, by C. N. 

 Gould. 



15. Determination of oaks by chemical analysis of the ash, by E. 

 B. Knerr. 



16. The Coleoptera of Kansas — the families Cicindelidse, Scydmse- 

 nidse, and Pselaphidse, by Warren Knaus. 



17. Examination of some Kansas petroleum, by Edw. Bartow and 

 E. V. McCollum. (Read by Edw. Bartow.) 



The Academy, on motion, adjourned at ten p. m., to meet Friday 

 morning at 8:30. 



Friday Morning, January 2, 1903, 



The Academy met in the museum room, with President Willard in 

 the chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meetings were read and approved. 



It was voted that all papers for publication should be placed in the 

 hands of the secretary by the middle of the next week, and those pa- 

 pers not so placed be left over until the next volume. 



Committee on place of next meeting reported in favor of Manhat- 

 tan or Salina as the place. 



Moved the report be received, and Manhattan be the place of 

 meeting. An amendment to substitute Salina was lost, and the 

 original motion was carried. 



Committee on resolutions had no report to present. 



W. A. Harshbarger, Topeka, and H. T. Martin, Lawrence (not 

 present), were elected members of the Academy. This made twenty- 

 four new members elected. In all, there were thirty-eight new and 

 old members present at the meetings, and, in addition, a number of 

 visitors. 



It was voted that J. R. Mead be made a committee of one to col- 

 lect photographs of members of the Academy, for preservation at the 

 office of the Academy. 



It was moved and voted that a committee be appointed to draft 

 suitable resolutions to show a recognition of the kindness of the 

 Executive Council of the state in assigning the Academy new quarters. 

 Referred to L. L. Dyche and J. C. Cooper. 



