Forty-first Annual Meeting. 15 



whether their papers shall be read by title or in sectional meetings, or be 

 read in abstract in the general meetings of the Academy. 



Resolved, That the thanks of the Academy be extended to the secretary 

 and local committee on arrangements for the facilities secured for the 

 Academy in the state-house. 



Resolved, That the thanks of the Academy be extended to the Faculty 

 of Washburn College for the opportunity to meet at the College, and for 

 the courtesies extended to us at the social session. It is 



Further resolved. That the thanks of the Academy are due to the daily 

 press of Topeka for the full and generous reports of its daily sessions. 

 Respectfully submitted. W. Knaus, 



L. C. WOOSTER, 



E. H. S. Bailey, Committee. 



By vote, this report was accepted. 



The committee on membership reported the following applica- 

 tions for membership in the Academy, and recommended that the 

 persons named be so received : 



F. H. Billings, University of Kansas, Lawrence. 



E. W. Brown, teacher in high school. Fort Scott. 

 L. D. Bushnell, bacteriologist, Manhattan. 



I. D. Cardiff, professor of botany, Washburn College, Topeka. 



W. M. Crotinger, teacher. Rush Center. 



S. J. Crumbine, secretary State Board of Health, Topeka. 



B. J. Dalton, teacher, Lawrence. 



C. H. Edmondson, professor of zoology, Washburn College, Topeka. 



H. L, Jackson, professor of chemistry. University of Kansas, Lawrence. 



F. E. Jones, instructor of manual training, Lawrence. 



R. D. Landrum, professor of chemistry. University of Kansas, Lawrence. 



B. A. Marcell, teacher, Ottawa. 



W. P. McCartney, chemist, Topeka. 



J. M. Meade, engineer, A. T. & S. F. Rly., Topeka. 



R. L. Moodie, instructor. University of Kansas, Lawrence. 



J. B. Parker, entomologist. Agricultural College, Manhattan. 



H. A. Rice, professor of physics. University of Kansas, Lawrence. 



F. K. Sanders, Ph. D., president of Washburn College, Topeka. 



Frank E. Ward, teacher. University of Kansas, Lawrence. 



J. F. True, stockman, Topeka. 



C. E. Warfel, lawyer, Wamego. 



E. A. White, teacher of chemistry, Kansas City. 



C. M. Young, engineer. University of Kansas, Lawrence. 



On motion, the rules were suspended, and the above-named per- 

 sons were admitted to membership by vote of the Academy, cast 

 by the secretary. 



The president, E. Haworth, gave his retiring address on "The 

 Life History of a River." 



Professor Bushong gave results of his researches on mid-conti- 

 nent petroleum. 



