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2. He then gave a summary of the taxidermic work done by Mr. 

 James Hobson, who entered the service of the Academy in May, 1892, and 

 closed his work in June, 1893. 



3. The Secretary then stated that the immediate financial needs of the 

 Academy for payment of transportation charges, taxidermist's wages, 

 etc., amoimted to over five hundred and filty dollars. 



4. After some discussion and a careful review of the present member- 

 ship of the Academy, it was moved and carried that a soliciting committee 

 of ten or more members be appointed to make the effort to raise the money 

 necessary for paying the transportation charges, wages, etc., now due 

 and if possible to carry on the work of putting the Collections into the 

 Academy's Museum, and in short to fulfill all the obligations the Academy 

 is under through its acceptance of the material secured by the expedition. 

 The committee was named as follows: 



Wyman Elliott, chairman, Thomas Lowry, Clinton Morrison, Chas. 

 A. Pillsbury, C. E. Vanderburgh, R. E. Grimshaw, Verdine Truesdale, C. C. 

 Jones, Edw. C. Gale, C. J. Bartleson, President Osborn. 



After the special business of the meeting the following 

 was ordered : 



1. That a field day be observed by the Academy sometime during 

 September by an excursion to Taylors Falls if possible. H. W. Smith and 

 C. W. Hall were appointed a committee to do what is necessary to make a 

 successful day. 



2. It was the unanimous opinion of all preseut that an annual meeting 

 be held at some date between December 20, 1893, and Jan. 10, 1894 for 

 the presentation of a program of papers and discussions by members of the 

 Academy and others who might be invited. President Osborn was directed 

 to name a Committee of arrangements for such a meeting. 



November 7, 1893. 



Eighteen persons present. 



The first paper read was by Mr. F. W. Sardeson on the 

 "Sources of the water supply of Saint Paul." 



Mr. Sardeson presented two profiles drawn through the State, *one up 

 and down the Mississippi river and the other dow^n the Minnesota river 

 and across to Taylors Falls. He pointed out the faulting ot the Paleozoic 

 rocks through Ramsey and Washington counties. 



The second paper was on the ''Resonant cavities that 

 modify the human voice," by Dean W. X. Sudduth. 



Dean Sudduth's paper aroused considerable discussion participated in 

 by several members of the Academy. 



Miscellaneous business was then in order. 



