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The Curator reported the addition to the Museum of over 400 flint 

 implements and a number of stone axes, collected by Capt. W. P. 

 Hall. The donation from Mrs. C. C. Parry of a Pino Indian blanket, 

 from native cotton, made by hand, was also reported. 



Sixty-two new species of orthoptera, representing the work and study 

 of years and accompanying a fully illustrated paper describing them, 

 which will appear in the forthcoming Volume VI. of the Academy 

 Proceedings, were presented by Prof. Jerome McNeill. 



The President reported the new furnace recently jiurchased as being 

 in place and in good working order. 



The following named applicants were duly elected to regular mem- 

 bership : J. H. Whitaker, Dr. J. P. Crawford, E. W. Boynton, Will- 

 iam H. Hender, E. M. White, George J- Washburn, James F. Lard- 

 ner, Paulo Roddewig, Rev. William Stevens Perry. 



Prof. H. F. Wickham of the Iowa State University, and Prof. Je- 

 rome McNeill of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, were elected 

 corresponding members. 



January 7, i8g6. — Annual Meeting. 



President Hammatt in the chair; thirteen members present. 



RECORDING SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



To THE Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences : 



The Recording Secretary begs leave to report that there have been 

 held during the year, besides the annual meeting, ten regular meetings 

 with an average attendance of seven, and two trustees' meetings with 

 an average attendance of six. 



Twenty-seven members have been elected — 24 regular, 2 corres- 

 ponding and I honorary. At present there are 72 regular members 

 and 54 life members. One honorary member, Prof. C. V. Riley, has 

 died. A. W. Elmer 



January 7, 1896. 



librarian's REPORT. 



To THE Officers and Members of the Davenport Academy of 



Natural Sciences : 



Your Librarian respectfully reports as follows : Additions since last 

 report, exclusive of the daily papers, bound volumes, 129; unbound 

 volumes and pamphlets, 1,126; total, 1,255. Of ^^i^ number 485 

 were from foreign countries. 



Thus from time to time this department of our important trust is 

 increasing in extent and value. Early in the present year, owing to 

 the need of space in the library, it became necessary to remove there- 



