QQ JouKNAL OF THE MiTciiELL SociETY [Septemher 



The Secretarj^-Trcasurer next presented his financial report, found 

 elsewhere, and it was afterwards referred to the Auditing Committe 

 for report. 



The invitation of Trinity College for the Academy to be the guest 

 of the College at the next annual meeting was unanimously accepted. 



Immediately after adjournment of the Executive Committee, Presi- 

 dent i)i'o tern. Beardslee called the Academy to order at 2 :45 p. m., 

 and appointed the following committees : Auditing, F, A. Wolf, 

 E. E. Randolph, and J. S. Holmes; Eesolutions, E. Oscar Randolph, 

 Bert Cunningham, and A, S. Wheeler ; I\onii nations, J, J. Wolfe, 

 W. C. Coker, and J. E. Lanneau. 



The reading of papers was then begun and carried steadily forw^ard 

 until the Academy adjourned at 5 p. m. 



At 8:15 p. m. the Academy reconvened in the physics lecture- 

 room of Mclver Building. Owing to the absence of President W. A. 

 Withers, the presidential address, "'Gossypol," had to be omitted. 

 However, Professor W. C. Coker gave two papers with lantern-slide 

 illustrations, "^Azalea atlantica and variety" and "A Visit to Smith's 

 Island." This island is of interest, since, situated at the mouth of 

 the Cape Fear River, it is the northern limit of a number of interest- 

 ing biological forms, the palmetto palm, for example. 



The Academy then adjourned to the first floor of the Student's 

 Building, where an informal reception w^as tendered the members of 

 the Academy b}' the Faculty and the members of the Senior Class 

 belonging to the Science and Home Economic Courses. 



The Academy was called to order at 9 :10 Saturday morning, and 

 immediately went into annual business session. The minutes of the 

 last meeting were read and approved. The Secretary-Treasurer then 

 gave his report on membership, elsewhere noted. He next read his 

 report of the financial condition of the Academy. This the auditing 

 committee found correct, and it was ordered printed. 



