80 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIfJNCES, 



priatecl towards paying the expenses of future publications of 

 the Academy, 



A proposition was received and accepted from J. D. Putnam 

 to publish Yol. II of the Proceedings of the Academy at his 

 own cost, and to furnish the Academy with 500 copies for dis- 

 tribution, free of expense, provided that 150 copies were 8ul> 

 scribed for by members of the Academy and citizens of Daven- 

 port at ^3.00 per copy. 



Permission was granted to Miss Dubois to use the rooms of 

 the Academy for teaching a French class, three times a week, 

 upon certain conditions. 



January 26th, 1877. — Regular Meeting. 

 Rev. S. S. Hunting, President, in the chair. 

 Twenty-four members present. 



The President announced the following standing committees 

 for the ensuing year : 



Publication. — J. D. Putnam, C. H. Preston, R. J. Farquharson, 

 C. C. Parry, C. E. Harrison. 



Museum.— W. H. Pratt, R. J. Farquharson, C. C. Parry, A. S. Tiffany, 

 •J. Gass, J. Hume. 



Library. — E. H. H izen, C. H. Preston, E. P. Lynch, J. G. Haupt, 

 C. T. Lindley. 



Finance. — M. B. Cochran, G. H. French, C. E. Putnam. 



Furniture.— John Hume, W. H. Pratt, Mrs. C. E. Putnam, Mrs. M, 

 A. Sanders. 



The Corresponding Secretary reported a large number of let- 

 ters received, and answered during the month, all of which had 

 been filed and the answers copied. 



The Curator reported a large list of donations to the Museum, 

 including a fine series of Florida corals and shells from the Chi- 

 cago Academy of Science, and a collection of bird's eggs from 

 Dr. J. W. Velie. The thanks of the Academy were tendered 

 the donors. 



Mr. Pratt exhibited a photograph of a gray ground squirrel 

 (Spermophilus Franklinii) rolled up into a perfect sphere, with 

 the head completely out of sight. It was fonnd. frozen solid, 

 in the center of a hay stack, where it had probably gone for the 



