FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING. 13 



Letters addressed to the following have been returned marked 

 "address unknown" : Leo P. Baird, E. H. Barber, James H. 

 Browning, L. L. Burgess, C. E. Burke, E. B. Collett, J. S. Collier, 

 Wm. E. Davis, L. A. Dawson, C. A. Fry, Stella H. Hague, C. F. 

 Knirk, O. C. Montgomery, O. F. Sevrens, H. S. Swarth. The 

 secretary will appreciate information concerning them. 



It is advisable that all who present names of candidates, and 

 especially the membership committee, furnish complete data con- 

 cerning candidates presented. This will save much labor subse- 

 quently since for the purpose of promoting the acquaintance of 

 the members with each other the attempt is made to not only 

 give names and addresses, but the chief lines of work, position 

 and degree of each member. 



Publications. — Of the three volumes of the Transactions pub- 

 lished, \^olume I appeared in an edition of 500, Volumes II and III 

 in editions of 1,000 each. Fifty copies of each volume were 

 bound in cloth and can be furnished to members instead of paper 

 bound volumes, for 25 cents extra, as long as the supply lasts. 

 Sale of previous volumes is a slight source of income to the 

 treasury. 



The call for the publications of the Academy is increasing. 

 Thus far it has been impossible to respond to numerous requests 

 from scientific institutions and libraries both in this country and 

 Europe, because of lack of funds to pay postage on exchanges. 

 Publications of various institutions are coming in and a valuable 

 library will result. 



In view of the low annual fee charged our members, it is diffi- 

 cult to conduct the business of the Academy. There are many 

 things which could be done to arouse interest of the members and 

 to promote the welfare of the Academy which are now impossible 

 because of lack of funds. The neglect of members to promptly 

 pay their dues causes the treasurer much annoyance and work 

 and hampers the organization. In many cases the fee is spent in 

 postage before the fee is paid. 



There is good reason to hope that the present session of the 

 state legislature will provide for the pubhcation of our Trans- 

 actions, thus relieving our treasury of a burden which it is hardly 

 adequate to bear and at the same time make it possible for the 

 people of the state to more thoroughly profit by the activity of 

 the membership in contributing to scientific knowledge both in 

 its theoretical and practical phases. 



