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port that we have performed the duty assigned to us, and find the ac- 

 counts to be, to the best of our belief, correct in every particular. 



We desire to express, also, our high appreciation of the ability and 

 industry which has enabled hiui to attain this result, despite much har- 

 rassing, though temporarily unavoidable, irregularity on the part of the 

 Association in the manner of its receipts and disbursements, and we beg 

 leave to recommend the early consideration of methods to secure greater 

 systematization. 



Kespectfully submitted. Charles H. Preston, 



E. H. Hazen, 

 R. J. Farquharson, 



Davenport, Iowa, January 25th, 1878. Committee. 



Librarian's Report. 

 President and Officers of the Academy of Natural Sciences : 



The Librarian begs leave to report that the Library of the Academy is 

 now of such proportions that the accommodations for it in the rooms 

 heretofore occupied by the Academy have been entirely inadequate. 

 The large number of books received in exchange during the year, and 

 reported by the Corresponding Secretary, have not been turned over by 

 that officer to the Librarian. In the fore part of the summer, when he 

 removed the Library to the front room, he commenced a catalogue of the 

 books, as he reported, but he found the cramped space allotted to it made 

 it difficult to handle the books, and as it was expected to move into the 

 new building early in the fall, he concluded to postpone the catalogue 

 until the removal of the Academy. For these reasons he- has no cata- 

 logue to present, as he fully expected to have. If this Academy sees fit 

 to re-elect the present incumbent to this office, he will take pleasure in 

 carrying out the design he so fondly hoped to do in 1877. 



Eespectfully submitted. 



E. H. Hazen, Librarian. 



Davenport, Iowa, Jan. 25, 1878. 



Curator's Report. 

 Mr. President and Members of the Academy : 



Upon the growth of the Museum during the past year and its present 

 condition, I beg leave to present the following report : 



The increase in extent and value of the collections has far exceeded 

 that during any preceding year. As was stated in my last report one 

 year since, our space was already crowded, and since that time the 

 quantity has about doubled. Scarcely a day passes without the receipt 

 of more or less Museum material. In the meantime the addition of 

 cabinet cases has not kept pace with this increase, and could not, as we 

 have no room for the cases themselves. In consequence of these cir- 

 cumstances, and also from want of time and facilities for proper arrange- 

 ment, much that ought and might otherwise have been done, has been 

 deferred until our removal to the new building, when it is hoped a more 



[Proc. D. A. N. S. Vol. II.] 29 [May, 1878.] 



