D AVEN PORT 



ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES. 



OFFICERS FOR 1882. 



President Dr. C. H. Preston 



Vice Prrsidents -j 2^ E. H- Hazen. 



\ H, C Fulton. 



Recording Secre/ari/ MiSS LuCY M. Pratt. 



Correspovding Serretin // W. H. Pratt.* 



Treasurer Frank A. Balch. 



Librarian Miss JuLiA E. Sanders. 



Cnralor W. H. Pr.\tt. 



■?",lected March 31, in place of Dr. C. H. Preston, resigned. 



BO.^RD OF TRUSTEES. 



The President, Recording Secretary and Treasurer, ex-nfficio. 

 K. P. J.YNCH, E. H. HAZEN, M. B. COCHRAN, JAS. THOMPSON— Term expires Jan. 1883. 

 C. C. PARRY, W. H. BARRIS, J. GASS, W. H. PRATT— Term expires Jan. 1S84. 

 C. E. PiriNAM. C. K. HARRISON, H. C. Fll I,'l(JN, W. RIEPK — Term expires Jan. 1885 



Fhiancf CoiiuiiittcC'-V. \. K.ilch. E. P. Lynch, H. C. Fulton. 



Publication Coiinnittcc- Mrs. M. L. D. P\itnam, Prof. W. H. Harris, Dr. C. C. Parry, Dr. C. 

 H. Preston, W. H. Pratt. ■ 



Libra7-y Committee. — Mis.s Julia E. Sanders, J. R. Bowman, Mrs. E. M. Pratt. 



Muscuru Comiuittee.—'^ . H. Pratt, W. H. Barris, D. S. Sheldon, Miss Julia E. Sanders, J. J. 

 Nagel. 



The Academy owus and occupies a building erected for its especial use, at 

 No. 70(j Brady Street, Davenport. The Museum and Library are open 

 throughout the day, at an admission fee of ten cents, to aid in paying current 

 expenses ; members free. The regular meetings are held on the last Friday 

 evening of each month ; free to all. 



Any contributions to these or the other departments of the work of the 

 institution will be thankfully received and faithfully applied. 



Contributions of books for the Library and specimens for the Museum are 

 very acceptable, and duly acknowledged in the publication of the Academy. 



PRICES OF PROCEEDINGS. 



Volume I., in paper covers. J3 00 



Volume I., in cloth covers, 3 75 



Volume II., in parts, in paper covers, 400 



Volume II., in cloth covers, 4 75 



Volume III., in paper, Part i, 50 



Volume III., in paper. Part 3, I 50 



Volume III., in paper. Part 3, a 00 



Inquiries may be addressed to 



W. H. PRATT, C'orrpS]ir,ndlng Secretary and Curator, 



