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By unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and by vote 

 of the secretary the candidates above named were elected members 

 of the Academy. 



W. H. Harshbarger, having completed the payment of dues to 

 the amount of $20, was elected a life member. 



Wednesday, December 28 — 2:30 p. m. 



Supreme Court Room. 



The Nominating Committee for candidates for officers of the 

 Academy in ensuing year reported as follows : 



For president: J. M. McWharf, Ottawa. 



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



For second vice president: J. E. Welin, Lindsborg. 



For treasurer: F. W. Bushong, Lawrence. 



For secretary: J. T. Lovewell, Topeka. 



W. Knaus, 

 J. A. Yates, 

 H, W. Emerson, 

 Committee. 



By unanimous consent rules were suspended and the ballot was 

 cast by the president, and candidates above named were declared 

 elected. 



Wednesday, December 28 — 7 -.30 p. m. 



Carnegie Library, Washburn College. 



The Academy, in papers 42 and 43, was treated with lantern 

 projections of lunar eclipse observations taken at the Washburn 

 Observatory at time of late eclipse. Professor Woods also exhib- 

 ited projections of some of his double-star observations, and gave 

 a brief lecture on this work at the observatory. 



The Academy was next invited to partake of refreshments, served 

 by the Washburn faculty and young lady students, who provided 

 a happy interlude to the papers and lectures. 



President Dains then introduced Doctor Sanders, who, in his 

 usual happy manner, spoke of the Academy and its work, and was 

 followed by Professor Yates and others, in remarks equally felici- 

 tous. 



Thursday, December 29. 



Supreme Court Room. 



The Committee on Resolutions reported as follows: 



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

 title of the paper and the time required for reading the same. 



Resolved, That the secretary be requested to continue the compilation of 



