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ExHmniiMon of a I'lmo Mound in Jackson Connfy, Town. Rev. J. Gass 155 



The Shell B'mIs of the vicinity of Davjnport. W. U. Pratt. Illustrated 158 



Proposition of Trii<tee< of (Iri^woUl Coll^'Jie 162 



Battle of Port Stephenson. W. C. Putnam 165 



Resolution ofi'urin'^ ii«t! of room to D ivenpoi't Art Association 166 



A review of the pii'ilish^'l state'nents re'^afiin'^ the Mounds at Payaon, Utah; with an ac- 

 count of their structure and oritjin. T)r. E. Palmer 167 



Inscribed Rocks in Cleona Township. Kkv. J. Gass 173 



Report on a Mound in Jackson County. Rrv. J. Gass 173 



Exercises at the layins; of the Corner Stone of the Academy Buildin<jr, October 4th, 1877. . . 173 



Address by Rev. S. S. Hunting 174 



Address by Hon. Z. C. Luse 177 



Ode on hiving ; lie Coraer-S one. Dr C. C. Paruv 178 



Articles deposited in Corner-Stone, W. U. Pratt 179 



Addressby T. S. Parvin. 180 



Resolution offering; use of Room to Scott County Medical Society 18.5, 204 



On the prevalence of Left-hand^duess in the City Schools. W. H. Pr.att 186 



A new California Lilly. Dr. C. C. P\rp.Y. Illustrated 188 



Habits of a Si nsjins; Mouse. W.H.Pratt 190 



List of the Lepidoptera of .Muscatine County, Iowa. Miss Alice B. Walton 191 



Reminiscences of the Early History of the Academy. W. H. Pratt 193 



Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation 303 



Annual Meeting, January 2d and -Joth, 1878 204, 206 



On the Growth of Paleontology as a Science. S. A. Miller a06 



President's Annual Address, Jan. 2.51 h, 187:^. Rev. S. S. Hunting 207 



Corresponding Secretary's Report. J. D. PijtnaM '. 211 



Recording Secretary's Report. C. E. Haruison 212 



Treasurer's Report. Dr. M. B. Cochran 212 



Librarian's Report. Dr. E. H. Hazen 213 



Curator's Report. W. H. Pratt 213 



Report of the Publication Committee. J. D. Putnam 215 



Report of the Historical Section 218 



Report of the Biological Section 218 



Election of Officers for 1878 - 218 



Standing Committees for 1878 "218 



Mound Explorations in Jackson County, Iowa. Rev. J. Gass 219 



On the Synonomy of two Species of Spirifera. S. A. Miller 220 



Exploration of Mound No. II, Cook's Farm Group, and Discovery of an Inscribed Tablet 



of Limestone. C. E. Harrison. Illustrated 221 



Opening of Academy Building, Feb. 22cT, 1378 224 



Notes of personal investigation among the Shell Mounds of Florid i. W. W. Calkins . . 225 



Post-mortem Examination of a Boa-Constrictor. Dr. R. J Farquiiabson 230 



Catalogue of the Mirine Shells of Florida, with notes and descriptions of several new 



species. W. W. Calkins. Illustrated 232 



Carious Relic from the Cook Farm. W. H Pratt. Illustrated 256 



On the East Davanport Mounds. A.D.Churchill 257 



Resolutions on the Death of Prof. Joseph Henry 258 



"^Contributions to the Flora of Iowa, No. III. J. C. Arthur 258 



' The Local Geology of Davenport and vicinity. Rev. W. H. Bakbis 261 



Resolution regarding the " Botanical Room" 370 



Descriptions of some species and varieties of North American Heteroceres, mostly new. 



Herman Strkcker. Illustrated 270 



On some Hybrids between Callimorpha lecontei and C. inter rupto-marginata. Herman 



Strecker. Illustrated 275 



The Larva of Samia Gloveri. Herman Streckeb 276 



The Parry Botanical Collection. Dr. C. C. Pabby 279 



New Fossils from the Corniferous Formation at Davenport. Rev. W. H. Barris. Illus- 

 trated 283 



