TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL MEETING. 39 
Treasurer: J. W. Beede. 
Librarian: B. B. Smyth. 
Curators: A. H. Thompson, B. B. Smyth, J. W. Beede. 
On motion, the secretary was instructed to cast the ballot of the 
Academy for these officers. 
The following papers were read: 
12. Equus beds in central Kansas, J. W. Beede. 
13. Efficiency of salicylic acid as a preservative of cider, E. H.S. 
Bailey. 
‘ 14. The Mentor beds of Salina, A. W. Jones. 
15. A preliminary report on the geology of Effingham ridge, J. 
W. Wilson. 
16. Prehistoric mounds in Cowley county, C. N. Gould. 
17. A weather-bureau kite, T. B. Jennings. 
18. Notes on the ecological plant geography of Manhattan, A. S. 
Hitchcock. 
19. Additions to the grasses of Kansas, A. S. Hitchcock. 
20. The buried moraine of the Shunganunga, B. B. Smyth. 
Adjourned, to meet at 9 A.M. to-morrow. 
In the evening, the Academy assembled in the parlors of the First 
Congregational Church, to partake of a banquet given by the Topeka 
Philosophical Society in honor of the Academy of Science. A very 
enjoyable evening was had, during which the following toasts were 
responded to: 
Master of ceremonies, Dr. A. H. Thompson. 
Invocation.— Rev. L. Blakesley, of Topeka. 
Our guests.— Pres. Geo. M. Herrick, of Washburn College. 
Our hosts.— Pres. D. 8. Kelly, of State Normal School. 
Science and the pulpit.— Rev. A. S. Embree, of Topeka. 
Science and education Miss Emma F. Root, of Bethany College. 
The promotion of happiness in the detection of adulterants in 
food.— Prof. L. E. Sayre, of Kansas University. 
The effect of frosting on poor-wills.— Prof. D. E. Lantz, of the 
Agricultural College. 
Mesochorean greens (illustrated by specimens at hand ).— Prof. 
E. B. Knerr, of Midland College. 
Woman in science.— Miss Anna H. Adams, of Washburn College. 
Telegram, “‘ Latest news from Mars.”— Prof. E. Miller, of the Uni- 
versity. 
Pushes, pulls and diffusion of the Philosophical Society.— H. R. 
Hilton, of Topeka. 
The efficiency of salicylic acid as a preservative of the chemical 
knowledge of graduates.— Professor Bailey, of the State University. 
