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Mr. J. C. Tilton, of Davenport, was elected to regular membership ; 

 F. F. Hilder and O. W. Collett, of St. Louis, Missouri, were elected 

 corresponding members. 



May 4, i6'Sj. — Adjourned Meeting. 



President Lynch in the chair; eleven members present. 



Major George P. McClelland, of the Citizens' Committee, reported 

 the sum of $2,735 on subscription list, and recommended that the bal- 

 ance remaining after discharging all present indebtedness be set apart 

 and invested as a permanent endowment fund. The above subscrip- 

 tion was subsequently increased to $2,960. 



On motion of Mr. N. Kuhnen, a committee was appointed, consist- 

 ing of E. P. Lynch, Dr. E. H. Hazen, and James Thompson, to en- 

 quire into the expediency of opening the museum to the public on 

 Sunday afternoons. 



May 2 J, 188 J. — Regular Meeting. 



President Lynch in the chair ; nine members i)resent. 



The chairman of the Publication Committee announced the com- 

 pletion of Volume III. of the Proceedings, and presented a detailed 

 statement of finances, and, in connection therewith, the following re- 

 port: 

 To THE President and Members of the Academy of Natural Sciences: 



The Publication Committee announce with gratification the completion of Vol- 

 ume III. of the Proceedings. Part I. of this vokime, containing the proceedings at 

 the annual meeting, January ist, 1879, with a list of donations during the year 

 1877, was published and distributed in June, 1879, with an edition of 1,000 copies, 

 together with 1,000 extra reports, and cost $239.90. Part II. of this volume was 

 completed in August, 1S82. The edition consisted of i,ooo copies, and cost $227.94. 

 Part III., which completes the volume, is now finished and ready for distribution. 

 An edition of 1,500 copies of this part was published, at a cost of $913.83. The 

 total cost of this volume, therefore, amounts to $1,381.67. 



The amount necessary to meet this large expense has been obtained through sub- 

 scriptions and donations, and all the bills for the publication of this volume are 

 paid in full. 



It will not be inappropriate at this time to state the total cost of the publica- 

 tions of the Academy. Volume I. cost $1,064.42; Volume II., $1,252.86; Volume 

 III., $1,381.67; making an aggregate expenditure on this account of $3,698.95. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted, this 25th day of May, A. D. 1883. 



Mary L. D. Putnam. 

 W. H. Barris. 

 C. H. Preston. 

 W. H. Pratt. 



