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the coming year we may secure a series of specimens from the United 

 States Geological Survey arranged for distribution for educational 

 purposes. Application has been filed with the Survey for this series. 

 The Library has received many valuable additions by exchange with 

 foreign Scientific Societies. Special mention must be made of a series 

 of government publications, giving the Messages and State papers of 

 the Presidents of the United States. This set of books was secured 

 through the interest of Hon. G. M. Curtis, to whom the Academy is 

 indebted for this and other acts of courtesy. We take pleasure in 

 recording the completion, early in the year, of Vol. VI. of the Academy 

 Proceedings. Several papers of importance have also been published 

 since our last annual meeting, as parts of Vol. VII. of the Academy 

 Proceedings. These papers are, "A Memorial of Mr. C. E. Put- 

 nam," one of our former Presidents, written by his son, Mr. W. C. 

 Putnam; a paper on "Our Local Geology," by Prof. W. H. Barris, 

 a paper called " A Study of a Census of the Pueblo of Cochiti, New 

 Mexico," by Prof. Frederick Starr, and a paper entitled "Studies of 

 North American Jassoidea," by Prof. Herbert Osborne and Prof. E. 

 D. Ball. We have had several interesting and instructive lectures 

 during the year, the first by Hon. C. A. Ficke, describing his trip up 

 the Nile the preceding year. This was followed by a lecture by 

 Mr. Charles Francis on "Egyptian Hieroglyphics." Upon the 

 return of Mr. George R. Putnam from his summer work for the United 

 States Coast and Geodetic Survey on the Pribyloff Islands, he gave us 

 an interesting lecture on " The Seal Islands and Alaska." 



It is with regret that we record the loss of two of our members during 

 the past year. In the death of Hon. John C. Bills the city mourns one 

 of its most honored and influential citizens, and the Academy, a warm 

 advocate and friend, while in the untimely death of Mrs. Nettie How- 

 ard the Academy loses an interested, active member. 



At the last annual meeting two honorary members were elected and 

 during the year one life member, three corresponding and seven reg- 

 ular members. 



We have but lately passed our thirtieth anniversary. Of those who 

 met and organized the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences on 

 the 14th day of December, 1867, few are with us now. But we have 

 before us in the work accomplished a glowing tribute to the founders 

 of the Academy. In glancing backward over this period we cannot 

 but feel, with the limited means at our disposal, we have won an hon- 

 orable position in the scientific world and have stamped a character 

 on this fair city such as no other organization in our midst has done. 

 In exchanging our publications with Scientific Societies in every part 

 of the world we are doing a work which continually redounds to the 

 honor of this community. When this work is fully appreciated by 

 our citizens we shall have the generous recognition to which we are 

 entitled. 



[ Proc. D. A. N. S., Vol VU.] 34 [June 20, 1899.] 



