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ties. He also gave an account of meetings he had attended of scien- 

 tific societies. 



Miss Dr. McCowen reported that Judge W. W. Wilson, of Ohio, had 

 sent to the Academy several specimens of fossil shells and corals, and 

 offered to supply the Academy with others of that locality. 



August 2 J, 1882. — Reg-ular Meeting. 



Vice-President Dr. M. B. Cochran presiding; ten members present. 



The PubUcation Committee reported Part II. of Vol. III. completed 

 and ready for distribution. 



Mr. Clark F. Ansley, of Swedona, Illinois, and Mr. F. O. Davis 

 and Miss Sarah Foote, of Davenport, were elected to regular member- 

 ship. Prof. Herbert Osborn, of Ames, Iowa, and Mrs. C. R. Orcott, 

 of San Diego, California, were elected corresponding members. 



The following resolution of respect in memory of Mrs. Jennie True 

 Miner was presented and adoi:)ted : 



Whereas, The name of Mrs. Jennie True Miner has been lately transferred 

 from the list of life-members to the more honored ranks of the departed dead, this 

 Academy herewith desires to place on record its sorrowing tribute to her memory, 

 not only as the faithful companion of one of our most honored Trustees, the late 

 D. S. True, but also for her personal worth as a most estimable lady and a friend of 

 science. 



Mr. Pratt called attention to a fact which he had observed in regard 

 to the growth of the silver-leaf poplar trees, viz., that the limbs point 

 more to the northward than any other direction, so much so as approx- 

 imately to indicate the points of the compass to the close observer. 



Prof. W. H. Barris presented by title a " Description of three new 

 Species of Blastoids from the Hamilton Group;" also a paper by. 

 Charles Wachsmuth, on "A New Genus and Species of Blastoids, with 

 Observations on the Terminology and Structure of the Basal Plates in 

 the Gro.i]) generally;" which papers were referred to the Publication 

 Committee. 



September 22, 1882. — Special Meeting. 



Called for the reception of a biographical sketch of the late J. Dun- 

 can Putnam, by Dr. C. C. Parry. The President, Dr. C. H. Preston, 

 presided, and many friends of the deceased were present to listen to 

 the reading of the paper, which had been thus long delayed on account 

 of the absence of Dr. Parry in Cahfornia. It was referred to the Pub- 

 Ucation Committee for publication in Vol. III. of the Academy Pro- 

 ceedings. At its conclusion, Prof. S. Calvin and Prof. T. H. McBride, 



