Forty-second Annual Meeting. 21 



Professor Sayre (No. 5) says he has killed animals by feed- 

 ing them plants which contain barium. He thinks by sprin- 

 kling the hay from loco plants with Glauber's salt it would 

 render the barium constituent insoluble and make a safe and 

 valuable fodder. Discussed by Bushong, Wooster, Smith, 

 Dains and Whelan. 



Doctor Wooster read No. 2, which was discussed by Dains 

 and Shirk. 



Doctor McFarland read No. 36. Discussed bj^ Bushong, 

 Wooster, Sayre and Whelan. 



Professor Groner (No. 4) spoke of recent methods of organic 

 analysis. Discussed by Dains and Bushong. 



On motion of Professor Sayie, it was voted that copy of all 

 papers to be published in the Transactions should be in the 

 hands of the secretary within two months from this date. 



The committee on time and place reported Topeka as the 

 place for next meeting of the Academy, and the time December 

 27, 1910, unless the executive council find good reason for 

 changing this date. 



Professor McFarland suggested an Academy medal to be 

 awarded for valuable scientific work. This was discussed by 

 Bushong, Whelan and Mrs. Smyth. It was voted that a com- 

 mittee be appointed by the president to take this matter into 

 consideration and report at a future meeting. 



The committee on resolutions reported as follows : 



Resolved, That we commend the practice of sending to the secretary 

 with its title the time that will be required in reading each paper. 



Resolved, That the secretary be requested to compile a list of members 

 of the Academy, appending to each name academic titles and the special 

 line of subjects in which the member is working; also his latest post- 

 oflfice address. 



Resolved, That we give hearty thanks to the faculty of Ottawa Uni- 

 versity and to the citizens of Ottawa for the convenient rooms and the 

 excellent dinner furnished to members of the Academy, and for other 

 social courtesies. 



Resolved, That we offer to the local newspapers our thanks for their 

 full reports of the meetings of the Academy. 



By unanimous vote the report was adopted. 



It was voted that papers Nos. 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19. 20, 

 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 be read by title and referred to committee 

 on publication. 



The business being now finished the president declared the 

 forty-second annual session of the Academy ended. 



