MINUTES OF NINTH ANNUAL MEETING 11 



were : President E. J. James, O. C. Farrington, H. E. Grif- 

 fith, Frank DeWolf, W. A. Noyes, E. W. Washburn, H. B. 

 Ward and William Trelease. Some of the speakers frankly 

 admitted that the Academy had not yet achieved the success 

 that had been hoped for, but all were optimistic concerning the 

 future possibilities and all pledged a renewed devotion to the 

 purposes for which the Academy was established. 



The Academy met again at 9 :00 a. m. on Saturday, Febru- 

 ary 19, for a general session, at which nine papers of a general 

 nature were presented, and then the Academy was divided into 

 sections for the presentation of papers as follows : 



Section of Botany and Bacteriology. H. S. Pepoon, chair- 

 man; J. L. Pricer, secretary. 



Section of Zoology and Medicine. J. S. Kingsley, chair- 

 man ; A. MacGillivray, secretary. 



Section of Physics and Engineering. E. W. Washburn, 

 chairman; C. T. Knipp, secretary. 



Section of Chemistry and Agriculture. W. A. Noyes, 

 chairman; Edward Bartow, secretary. 



Section of Geology and Geography. W. S. Bayley, chair- 

 man; A. W. Slocum, secretary. 



A complimentary luncheon was served to the members of 

 the Academy at 12 :30 p. m. by the Illinois Chapter of Sigma 

 Zi, and at 2 :00 p.m. the section meetings resumed. 



Upon the completion of the section meetings, a general ses- 

 sion was held, at which Dr. H. M. Whelpley of St. Louis de- 

 livered a special lecture on the subject, "The Landlords Whom 

 We Have Evicted." 



This was followed by a business session for the reports of 

 committees and the election of officers. 



The Auditing Committee reported that the accounts of the 

 Treasurer had been examined and found correct. The sug- 

 gestion was made that in the future the Treasurer submit to 

 the Auditing Committee all of the following items: State- 

 ments of expenditures and receipts, vouchers showing all pay- 

 ments, and bank book showing deposits. 



