SECOND ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 1895. 



The second annual meeting of the Academy was held in the pioneer 

 room of the Capitol at Lansing on Thursday and Friday, December 26 

 and 27, 1895, President Bryant Walker in the chair. 



The first session, Thursday, 3 p. m.. opened with about twenty members 

 present and the attendance increased during this and the subsequent 

 sessions to a maximum of about sixty, many of the members being absent 

 from the sessions of the Academy much of the time in necessary atten- 

 dance on the meetings of the State Teachers' Association, which also 

 was in session. 



The treasurer's report showed the finances of the Academy to be in 

 a satisfactory condition, with a balance of about |86.00 on hand. 



At the beginning of this meeting the membership roll bore the names 

 of 106 resident members and three corresponding members. Twelve 

 new resident members were elected on December 26, and one on December 

 27, thus increasing the number to a total of one hundred and twenty- 

 two. The new members were: 



Arthur G. Baumgartel, Holland. 



A. H. Boies, Hudson. 



Geo. H. Cattermole. M. D., Lansing. 



Myron T. Dodge, Saginaw, E. S. 



Edgar G. Haymond, Flint. 



John Hazelwood, Port Huron. 



Frederick Chas. Irwin, Bay City. 



William Jackman, Iron Mountain. 



W. A. Oldfield, Port Sanilac. 



Chase S. Osborn, Sault Ste. Marie. 



*James B. Purdy, Plymouth. 



Julius O. Schlotterbeck, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 



Norman A. Wood, 19 Church St., Ann Arbor. 



The ofiQcers elected for the ensuing year were as follows: 



President — William H. Sherzer, Ypsilanti. 



Treasurer^ — Charles E. Barr, Albion. 



Secretary — Walter B. Barrows, Agricultural College. 



Vice Presidents — Botany, F. C. Newcombe, Ann Arbor; Zoology, J. E. 

 Eeighard, Ann Arbor; Sanitary Science, Henry B. Baker, M. D., Lan- 

 sing. 



•Declined membership. 



