2 Kansas Academy of Science. 



December 23, 1:30 p. m. 



The reading of papers was called for, and papers selected by the 

 Program Committee from the list herewith given were read. 



Before the reading began, on motion of A. J. Smith, a commit- 

 tee was appointed to consider a proposition of affiliation between 

 the Academy and the Engineering Society. Professors Smith, 

 Yates, and J. A. Gr. Shirk were named as a committee, to report 

 later. 



Prof. Wooster reported that the Audit Committee had examined 

 and found the treasurer's report correct, and it was adopted, and 

 the committee discharged. 



Professor Wooster read a paper on The Glacial Moraine South- 

 west of Topeka. The paper was discussed by B. B. Smyth and 

 A. J. Smith. 



Professor Smith exhibited and described some California fossils 

 found by him in the bitumen beds. 



Mr. A. A, Graham read two interesting papers on the Formation, 

 Disintegration and Growth of Rocks, and Ground Avalanches, 

 which were discussed by Wooster and Shirk. 



Professor Bailey read a paper discussing European Food Mar- 

 kets, being the results of observations made in his trip abroad last 

 summer. The paper was discussed by Bushong, Harshbarger, and 

 Smyth. 



Professor Wooster read a paper on "Biotropism," and showed 

 the term justified by analogy and a useful adjunct in scientific 

 description. 



L. D. Havenhill presented a paper showing that the quality of 

 foods and medicines has been improved since the foods and drugs 

 law went into operation. Discussion by Bailey and Dains. 



Notes on the Fertilization of Corn; by B. B. Smyth. 



A Fossil from Coal Beds; discussed by L. C. R. Smyth. 



On the Formation of Some New Formamidines; by F. B. Dains. 



The Longevity of College Graduates, illustrated by a chart com- 

 piled from a recent publication of the living graduates of Yale 

 University; by J. T. Lovewell. Discussed by Bailey. 



Mrs. Smyth spoke of investigations of certain fungi that might 

 account for the horse disease in western Kansas. 



The Occurrence of Tin in Canned Goods was presented by 

 Jackson and discussed by Dains and Bushong. 



The Flora of Kansas; by B. B. Smyth and L. C. R. Smyth; 

 read by title and outline given. 



