MINUTES OF TENTH ANNUAL MEETING 11 
The dining room was beautifully decorated in patriotic col- 
ors in honor of George Washington. 
Dr. Trelease acted as chairman and toastmaster and opened 
the meeting by calling on President J. M. Tilden of Lombard 
College, who delivered the address of welcome. 
Professor William E. Nipher of Washington University, 
St. Louis, Mo., representing the American Philosophical So- 
ciety and the Academy of Science of St. Louis, was the next 
speaker. Professor Nipher referred to his early education in 
which he had made a general survey of all the fields of know- 
ledge, finding, much to his disappointment, too much strife 
and conflict in the fields of human affairs and of animals and 
plants. He said that he finally discovered the field of atoms 
and molecules in which all is peace and harmony and decided 
to devote his life to their study. Next, the speaker discussed 
in a very concrete way, the energy involved in the creation of 
the earth and ended suddenly by saying that he didn’t any 
Jonger believe that the Creator did it in seven days. 
Dr. W. A. Noyes of the University of Ilinois, who spoke 
as the representative of the National Academy of Sciences in 
the absence of Dr. V. C. Vaughn, of the University of Michi- 
gan, told of the plan of organization of the National Academy 
and of the valuable services which it rendered to the govern- 
tnent in times of both war and peace. 
Professor J. E. Wells of Beloit College extended the greet- 
ings of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences of 
which he is a member and delivered an eloquent address on 
the purpose and meaning of such organizations. 
Dean C. H. Eigenmann of the University of Indiana, who, 
on account of illness, was unable to be present to represent the 
Indiana Academy of Science, sent an interesting eight page 
telegram in which he described a dream which he had recently 
had. According to the telegram, he dreamed that he and his 
neighbor, Billy Sunday, had died, and traveled together to 
the realms beyond this pale. His credentials admitted him to 
the realms of Satan, which by special permission Mr. Sunday 
was allowed to enter temporarily. Here they found all the 
prominent scientists of the Middle West having a glorious time 
