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THE MUSEUM. 



servations on the Abundance of Cer- 

 tain Secondary Prairie Formations," 

 by Dr. Roscoe Pound; "The Peat 

 Beds and Underiyinp; Datomaceous 

 Deposits along Cedar Creek and Trib- 

 utaries," by J. P. Rowe; Some Notes 

 on Root Growth," by Prof. F. W. 

 Curd; "Notes on the Germs Iclithyo- 

 taenia," by H. M. Benedict, describ- 

 ing a new species of fish tape-worm; 

 "A Second Nebraska Meteorite," by 

 Dr. E. H. Barbour, who exhibited the 

 meteorite for examination; "On the 

 Use of Color Screens in Astronomical 

 Photography," by Rrof. G. D. Swezey; 

 "On the Experimental Proof of Fara- 

 day's Theory of Electricity," by Louis 

 T. Moore; "Karl Pearson's Research- 

 es in the Mathematical Theory of Evo- 

 lution, by Prof. E. W. Davis; "Re- 

 port of the Morrill Geological Expedi- 

 tions," by Carrie A. Barbour. 



At 6 p. m. the members attended a 

 Thanksgiving social tendered by the 

 Lincoln members to the Academy and 

 partook of a delicious repast. At 8 

 p. m. U. S. Geologist N. H. Darton 

 delivered an address upon "Some Fea- 

 tures of the Geology of Nebraska", 

 illustrated with a stereopticon. 



November 27th the session was re- 

 sumed with an ' 'Announcement of New 

 Nebraska Fossils," by Dr. E. H. Bar- 

 bour; "Supplement to Professor Brun- 

 er's List of Nebraska Birds, " by W. 

 D. Hunter, showing a marked tend- 

 ency of the birds towards extending 

 their ranges eastward; "Progress of 

 the Botanical Survey of Nebraska, "by 

 Dr. Roscoe Pound; "Observations on 

 the Concretions of the Pierre Shale," 

 by Miss Carrie Barbour; "On the Tax- 

 onomy of the Nemathelminthes," by 

 Dr. H. B. Ward; "Disproof of a 

 Supposed Theorem in Topography," 

 by Dr. E. W. Davis; "On the Genus 

 Atax," by Dr. R. H. Wolcott, describ- 

 ing six new species of mites which in- 

 fest fresh water mollusea; "Additions 

 to the Insect Fauna of Nebraska," by 

 W. D. Hunter. 



The session closed with the election 

 of the following officers for the ensu- 



ing year: President, Dr. H. B. Ward; 

 vice-president, A. S. Von Mansfeldt; 

 sec.-treas , Prof. G. D. Swezey; cus- 

 todian and librarian. Prof. Lawrence 

 Bruner, and adopting resolution com- 

 mending Hon. Charles H. Morrill for 

 his endowment of the Morrill Expedi- 

 tion Fund which is to support an an- 

 nual Geological Expedition for the 

 University of Nebraska. 



ISADOR S. TrOSTLER. 



Omaha, Neb. 



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