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the members and guests repaired to Charlton cottage, where 

 an elegant banquet had been prepared by Miss Stickler, who 

 was helped in serving by an able corps of assistants. The 

 rooms were tastefully decorated, and in all respects it was an 

 occasion of great pleasure to the Academy. After partaking 

 of the bountiful repast the Academy received an address of 

 welcome from Doctor McWharf, and the toastmaster, Prof. 

 W. B. Wilson, called on Professors Dains, Willard, Sayre, 

 Bailey, Doctor Crumbine, Doctor Wooster, President Price 

 and Mrs. Smyth, who pleasantly and wittily responded to the 

 various toasts offered. 



After the banquet the participants, returning to the chapel, 

 listened to the retiring president's address. 



The subject chosen was "Silliman, Hare and Cook, and their 

 Influence on American Science." Pictures were thrown on the 

 wall of these pioneer teachers, as well as of other great 

 chemists of their time and earlier. Professor Lovewell gave 

 personal reminiscences of the elder Silliman, whom he met at 

 Yale more than fifty years ago, and gave some account of the 

 science teaching of those days. 



The committee on nominations reported the following recom- 

 mendations for officers of the Academy for the ensuing year: 



For president, F. B. Dains, Topeka. 

 For vice president, J. M. McWharf, Ottawa. 

 For vice president, A. J. Smith, Emporia. 

 For treasurer, F. W. Bushong, Lawrence. 

 For secretary, J. T. Lovewell, Topeka. 



By unanimous vote of the Academy, the rules were sus- 

 pended and Professor Bailey cast the ballot of the Academy 

 for the officers as reported by the committee. 



Thursday — 9 a. m. 



The Academy resumed their session and listened to an able 

 paper, No. 10, by Prof. J. A. G. Shirk. 



Prof. B. B. Smyth, as a substitute for No. 14, exhibited a 

 white-backed fox squirrel, which brought out accounts of 

 other freaks of similar character in the color of animals. 



Professor Bushong (No. 35) gave a further account of his 

 researches in the mid-continent petroleums. 



Professor Yates read No. 27, and it was discussed by 

 Wooster, B. B. Smyth and A. J. Smith, who did not agree with 

 the writer in thinking the upper layer to be chalk. 



