‘THIRTIETH ANNUAL MEETING. 5 
ment; to the Baldwin Ledger and to all the citizens of Baldwin who have aided 
in making the thirtieth annual meeting of the Academy successful and interest- 
ing. L. E. Sayre, 
D. E. Lantz, 
Committee. 
The auditing committee reported the Treasurer’s accounts to be 
correct. 
The reading of papers was then resumed, and the following were 
heard and discussed : 
21. The finding of insects in the Comanche Cretaceous of Kansas. 
C.N. Gould. (Read by 8. W. Williston, in the absence of the author.) 
22. The natural-history possibilities of Belvidere, Kansas. C. N. 
Gould. 
23. The extremes and means of Kansas climate. F.H. Snow. 
24. The viscosity of the ether. A.St.C. Dunstan. (Read by L. I. 
Blake. ) 
25. Equilibrium of forces in a film originally spherical, grounded 
in the presence of an external electric charge. L. I. Blake. 
26. Some problems of marine telephony without wires. L. I. Blake. 
(This paper was presented in the form of a lecture, and many of the 
Baker students were present to hear it.) 
27. The dehydration of gypsite. E. H.S. Bailey. 
28. The detection of sound directions. L. D. Ikenbury. (Read 
by E. H.S. Bailey.) 
29. Experiments in estimating sound distances. C. E. Shutt. 
(Read by E. H. 8S. Bailey.) 
On motion, the following was adopted: 
In view of the great interest in science manifested by Mrs. Mary E. Mudge 
and Mrs. Mary Savage, and of the prominence in scientific investigation at- 
tained by their husbands, we recommend that the above-named ladies be elected 
to associate membership in this Academy. L. E. Sayre. 
B. B. SmyrTu. 
The President’s address was ordered printed as soon as possible, 
the place and method being left to the discretion of the publishing 
committee. 
Adjourned to meet at 1:30 P. M. 
Academy assembled at 1:45 p. mM. In the absence of President 
Lantz, Vice-President Wooster called the Academy to order. 
Librarian B. B. Smyth made his report, which was duly adopted. — 
The following were in due form elected to honorary membership : 
Arnold Burgess Johnson, chief clerk United States light-house sery- 
ice, Washington, D. C.; W. A. Kellerman, Columbus, Ohio; Edw. 
L. Nichols, Ithaca, N. Y.; W.S. Franklin, South Bethlehem, Pa. 
The reading of papers was then resumed: 
30. Alternating currents in a Wheatstone bridge where branches 
contain resistance and capacities. M.E. Rice. (Read by L. I. Blake.) 
