REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 17 



Senate and House Committees by which the new Tariff 

 Bill is being shaped up, and to each member now repre- 

 senting Illinois in the Senate and House of Representa- 

 tives. 



B, S. Hopkins, 

 A. J. Dempster, 

 R. C. Hartsough, 



Committee. 



On motion of Professor Turton the Committee on High 

 School Science and Clubs was authorized to draw on the 

 treasury for the coming year for an amount not to ex- 

 ceed $50. to help in the work of that committee. Motion 

 passed. 



The following schedule of prices for reprints and for 

 extra pages over 20 printed pages for papers in the 

 Transactions was submitted after Council action — • 

 Reprints, $1.00 per printed page for 100 copies or less ; 

 $1.10 per page for 200 copies ; $2.00 per page for 1,000 

 copies; $5.00 for special cover p^ge on reprints for 200 

 copies or less ; $5.00 for page of table of contents in re- 

 prints for 200 copies or less ; 90c per page for all pages 

 in excess of 20 printed pages in the Transactions. 



Meeting adjourned. 



The papers presented at the general and section meet- 

 ings were very much enjoyed by the members, by Rock- 

 ford College students and faculty and by citizens of the 

 city. As nearly as could be calculated there were between 

 150 and 200 Academy members present. The members 

 were guests of the Rockford University Club for dinner 

 Thursday evening. The president of the Club, Senator 

 H. S. Hicks, gave a cordial Avelcome to all in a pleasing- 

 address. The evening program was preceded by ad- 

 dresses of welcome by President Maddox of Rockford 

 College, Mayor Hallstrom of the city, and Sup't. Lewis of 

 the public schools. President Knipp made a fitting re- 

 sponse for the Academy. 



Friday morning the members attended the College 

 Chapel exercises in a body, and Dr. Cowles gave a much 



