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May 2 j. 1888. — Regular Meeting. 

 President C. E. Harrison in the chair; eleven members present. 

 Committee on the Marquette Celebration reported progress. 



Librarian reported three hundred twenty-seven additions to the 

 library. 



A communication received from General Greeley, of the I'nited 

 States Signal Service, was read, offering to cooperate in gathering thun- 

 der-storm data. He will furnish blanks and franked envelopes. Two 

 hundred fifty circulars have been sent out this year, and eighty observ- 

 ers are already enrolled. Great encouragement is felt at the interest 

 of General Greeley in our efforts. 



The most notable donations during the month have been a box of 

 fossils from Judge Wakefield, Sioux City, and a large section of a tusk 

 of the mastodon, six and one-half inches in diameter, weighing thirty 

 pounds, which Mr. Chris. Benedix brought from California for the 

 Academy. A vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Benedix. The 

 mastodon and the mammoth were compared and discussed. 



A paper by Prof. C. L. Berthoud, Golden, Colorado, on "The Occur- 

 rence of Buddhistic Emblems in the collections of the National Muse- 

 um.'* was read and referred to Publication Committee. 



June 29, 1888. — Regular Meeting. 

 President C. E. Harrison in the chair; five members present. 



Mr. Fulton, from the committee on the Marquette Celebration, re- 

 ported a public meeting of great interest, with a varied programme, 

 Mr. DeArmond giving the Historical address. On motion of Mr. Ful- 

 ton, a vote of thanks was tendered Mrs. Forrest, who sang, and Miss 

 Nichols, who accompanied her on the piano, for adding so greatly to 

 the pleasure of the entertainment. 



William F. Greenlee, Belle Plaine, Iowa, was elected to correspond- 

 ing membership. 



The President announced the death of two corresponding members: 

 Prof. A. H. Worthen died May 6, and Prof. \V. D. Gunning died March 

 8; also, Mr. J. J. Dahms, a regular member, who died April 16. 



The subject, "A New way of Finding the Foci of an Ellipse," was 

 then discussed, illustrated by original and ingenious drawings and ap- 

 paratus. 



