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ing, with an attendance of 9 ; 5 Trustees' meetings, with an average 

 attendance of 9. 



The following named societies have also held their meetings at the 

 Academy rooms : The Agassiz Association, two chapters ; the Scott 

 County Medical Society ; the Union Horticultural Society ; and the 

 Philomathian Debating Society. 



Papers have been read before the Academy by Prof. W. H. Pratt 

 on "Electricity," "Gravitation," and "A New Process of Iron Man- 

 ufacture;" by Capt. W. P. Hall on "Markings of Ancient Pottery;" 

 by Dr. C. C. Parry on " Ceanofhus,'' or Jersey tea, and by Prof. E. 

 L. Berthoud on "An Ancient Turquoise Mine in Arizona." Prof. 

 Pratt delivered a lecture on "Coal Plants," and Mr. Thomas Brockett 

 conducted a conversazione on "Spanish Antiquities." 



The Academy has lost one regular member by death, and gained 

 five regular members and one corresponding member by election during 

 the year. The regular membership at present numbers 94. 



There have been about 550 paying visitors to the Museum and as 

 many more on business or by invitation. 



January 14, 1890. E. G. Foote-Sheldon, Sec. 



librarian's report. 



The growth of the Academy Library for the year 1889 just closed, 

 when compared with other years in our history, is gratifying indeed, 

 the total additions being 3,019, or nearly 1,000 more than in the preced- 

 ing year. These publications comprise the transactions of most of 

 the scientific and historical societies of the world, as well as many 

 Government and state publications. The contributions to science of 

 many of the brightest minds of the day relating to scientific research 

 and thought are rajjidly accumulating, and building up in our midst a 

 vast storehouse of literary treasures. 



The additions to the Library were : 



Bound volumes 115 



Unbound volumes and pamphlets 2,472 



Miscellaneous 431 



The Library now contains — 



Bound volumes • 1,890 



Unbound volumes and pamphlets 8,949 



Miscellaneous 1,498 



But little progress has been made in the preparation of the card 

 catalogue. It is to be hoped that this may be pushed more vig- 

 orously, and that my successor may be able to accomplish more in the 

 direction of this valuable and necessary work. 



The shelf-room recently added will probably meet all the require- 

 ments for the coming year; but there yet remains, as has been sug- 

 gested by those preceding me, an urgent need for the binding of many 

 valuable pamphlets, maps, etc. 



[Proo. D.A.N. S., Vol. VI.] 36 [January 30, 1897.] 



