66 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES. 



Putnim (ex-secretarics), and Dr. C. H. Preston (present secretary), shall be members, to decide 

 as to the best form of publication, as to title, etc.. and to prepare the records and make selections 

 of reports, scientific papers, etc., and determine on the publication or non-publication of each. 



This resolution was adopted, and Messrs. W. H. Pratt, J. D. Putnam, 

 C. II. Preston, R. J. Farquharson, and Geo. H. French, were appointed 

 a committee on publication of proceedings. ISo means were provided to 

 pay for the work, nor, indeed, was there any very encouraging prospect 

 that any would be forthcoming. ' In the meantime the committee set to 

 work with a good heart to discuss the various plans for a publication and 

 to prepare the records, but before getting fairly started, the greatest diffi- 

 culty in the way of publication— a guarantee that it could possibly be 

 paid for, — was removed in an unexpected manner by the 



women's centennial association. 



This Society had been organized during the autumn by the ladies of 

 Davenport for the purpose of having the city represented in the Women's 

 Pavilion at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia. It was at first 

 proposed to collect various specimens of women's handiwork, the best 

 samples to be sent to Philadelphia for exhibition, and afterwards to be 

 sold for the benefit of the Academy of Natural Sciences. Many of the 

 ladies, however, felt that such articles would not fairly represent the work 

 of women in Davenport, where they have done so much for the advance- 

 ment of literature and science. So, when the publication of its proceed- 

 ings was decided upon by the Academy, the ladies made a proposition to 

 publish the Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences 

 from December 14th, 1867 to January 1st, 1876, and to exhibit the work 

 at Philadelphia as the result of woman's enterprise. 



At a meeting of the Board of Trustees, held December 20th, 1875, the 

 following resolution was adopted : 



Whereas, The Academy has received a proposition from the Ladies' Centennial Asso- 

 ciation, to publish the Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences to Jan- 

 uary 1st, 187G, 



Htcnlved, That the Board, on behalf of the Academy, accept the proposition, and tender our 

 hearty thanks for this generous aid in furthering the interests of the Academy. 



Resolved, That the committee appointed by the Academy, to whom was intrusted the pre- 

 paration of the records and selections of reports, scientific papers, etc., bo requested to furnish 

 to this Board the matter designed for publication with as little delay as possible. 



Mrs. Charles E. Putnam, Mrs. Thomas McCullough, Mrs. M. A. Mc- 

 Gonegal, Mrs. M. A. Sanders and Mrs. S. B. R. Millar, were appointed a 

 committee to attend to the details of the publication by the Centennial 

 Association. Under this arrangement the Jjadies' Committee attended 

 to all financial matters connected with the publishing of the Proceedings. 

 To them belongs all the credit of securing the necessary funds, and mak- 

 ing the contracts for the execution of the work. In fact, they assumed 

 the entire responsibility of raising the money and paying for the publica- 

 tion, while the preparation of the manuscript, correction of proofs, etc., 

 was managed by the regular Publication Committee of the Academy. 



Before undertaking this work, the Ladies' Centennial Association had 



