278 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES. 



On motion a vote of thanks was tendered Hon. George M. Curtis 

 for securing a set of " The Messages and Documents of the Presidents 

 of the United States ' ' for the Academy. 



Honorary members elected : 



Henry B. Osborn, of Iowa Experimental Station, Ames, Iowa. 



Prof. B. F. Fernow, Chief Division of Forestry, Washington, D. C. 



Dr. John S. Billings, Surgeon General U. S. A., Washington, D. C. 



Dr. Henry S. Pritchell, Superintendent United States Coast and 

 Geodetic Survey, Washington, D. C. 



Prof. Robert Etheridge, National Museum, South Kensington, 

 England. 



Life member, E. K. Putnam. 



The Nominating Committee reported the following list of nomina- 

 tions for officers for 1898: 



President — Edward S. Hammatt. 



First Vice-President — Dr. A. W. Elmer. 



Second Vice-President — C. A. FiCKE. 



Recording Secretary — E. M. White. 



Corresponding Secretary — Prof. W. H. Barris. 



Treasurer — Mrs. M. L. D. Putnam. 



Trustees for Three years — Dr. W. L. Allen, C. A. Ficke, Dr. C. 

 H. Preston, J. B. Phelps. 



Trustee to Fill Vacancy — Prof. W. H. Barris. 



On motion of Rev. A. M. Judy the Secretary was instructed to cast 

 the ballot of the Academy for officers as reported by the Nominating 

 Committee, which was done, and they were declared elected. 



Prof. H. B. Osborn being present, the President called on him for 

 a short talk, which he gave on the San Jose scale. 



January J, i8g8 — Trustees' Meeting. 



Edward S. Hammatt, President, in the chair; seven Trustees pres- 

 ent. The Minutes of the Trustees' meeting, January 23, 1896, were 

 read and approved. 



A general discussion followed on the outlook of the Academy. 



Mrs. Putnam, as Treasurer, made a verbal report that no indebted- 

 ness exists against the Academy. 



Mr. C. A. Ficke suggested the Academy offer the Trustees of the 

 Presbyterian Church the sum of ^3,500 for the adjoining lot south of the 

 Academy, and that the Church provide five life members. 



