292 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES. 



October j, i8go. — Trustees' Meeting. 



President McCovven in the chair; nine members present. 



Prof. W. H. Harris was appointed acting Curator for the remainder 

 of the year in place of W. H. Pratt, resigned, at the same salary — 

 $500 per annum. 



October 8, i8go. — Called Meeting. 



President McCowen in the chair. 



The meeting was called to take leave of Prof W. H. Pratt, he, with 

 his family, being about to remove to Minneapolis, Minn., for perma- 

 nent residence. 



An earnest expression ^of the regret felt by his Academy friends at 

 his departure was given^in'an address by James Thompson ; and an- 

 other long-time friend and associate, William H. Holmes, in a few 

 well-chosen remarks, presented him, on behalf of the Academy, with a 

 large photograph album containing the portraits of many of his asso- 

 ciate members. At the close of the meeting the following resolutions 

 were presented and unanimously adopted: 



Whereas, Prof. W. H. Pratt, one of the founders of the Davenport 

 Academy of Natural Sciences and for so long a time its efficient Curator, is 

 about to sever the close relationship that has existed between himself and 

 the Academy through so many years of devoted and earnest labor on his 

 part for the upbuilding and maintaining of the institution ; 



Resolved, That the members of the Academy hereby express their heart- 

 felt regret at the necessity for his departure from this the field of his life's 

 labor, of work which has always been thoroughly and conscientiously per- 

 formed for the best interests of the institution so dear to his heart, for the up- 

 building~and firm establishment of which he has done more than any other 

 one person. We desire hereby to place on record an evidence of our ap- 

 preciation of his earnest labor and of our respect and love for him as a 

 scientist and man. It is our heartfelt desire that peace and success may be 

 with him in his new home, and our strong hope that this Academy may so 

 grow in usefulness as to reflect additional honor on him to whom is due so 

 much of the credit for what it has done and for what it is yet capable of 

 domg. 



At a^meeting in November, at which four members were present. 

 President McCowen gave an interesting account of her recent trip to 

 Arizona and of her visit to the cliff dwellings near Flagstaff. 



December 26, i8go. — Regular Meeting. 



President McCowen in the chair; six members present. 



