2 KANSAS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, 
Fripay Mornine, December 29. 
The Academy was called to order by Vice-president Hitchcock at 
nine o'clock A. M. 
The following committees were appointed : 
On nominations: J. R. Mead, E. Miller, F. W. Bushong. 
On resolutions: E. H.S. Bailey, J. C. Cooper, L. D. Arnold. 
On necrology: B. B. Smyth, Warren Knaus. 
On auditing accounts of treasurer: A. W. Jones, F. O. Marvin, A. 
J. Smith. 
The librarian made a verbal report of the work done during the 
past year. The report was accepted by vote. 
The treasurer reported the amount of money on hand as $50.90. 
The report was referred to the auditing committee. 
The committee on legislation appointed at the thirty-first annual 
meeting reported, through the chairman, D. E. Lantz. The report 
was accepted, and on motion the committee was continued. 
The following were recommended for membership, and duly elected : 
Mark White, Winfield. 
O. F. Stafford, Lawrence. 
The following papers were then presented : 
4, On an ancient Pueblo village in western Kansas, by 8S. W. Wil- 
liston. (Read by title.) 
5. Secondary gypsum deposits in the United States, by G. P. Grims- 
ley. (Read by title.) 
6. Geology of the Glass mountains of western Oklahoma, by Mark 
White. (Read by the secretary.) 
7. Silica cement mortars, by Col. W. Tweeddale. (Read by B. B. 
Smyth.) 
8. Home of the Kansas tiger beetles, by Warren Knaus. 
9. On the heating value of coal, by E. H. S. Bailey. 
10. Some Kansas pyrites, by J. C. Cooper. 
Mr. Cooper showed some beautiful specimens of spherical nodules 
of pyrites which excited much interest. 
On motion, the Academy adjourned, to meet at two o’clock P. M. 
FriIpAY AFTERNOON, December 29. 
The Academy was called to order at two p. M. by Vice-president 
Hitchcock. 
The minutes of the session of Thursday evening were read and ap- 
proved. 
The membership committee reported favorably on the following- 
named persons, and they were duly elected: 
C. F. Gustafson, McPherson. 
Davis Boyles, Salina. 
