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accumulation of from $3,000 to $4,000 worth of books received by the 

 Corresponding Secretary yearly. He moved that a committee be ap- 

 pointed to collect and remove to this new museum room all the books 

 and pamphlets of the Academy. 



Secretary Oestlund was appointed to effect this removal. Adjourn- 

 ment at 10:15. 



H. Gale, Secretary. 



28Sth Meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 5th, 1907, in the Academy's Museum 



Room. 



President Walker presiding; nearly 30 members and guests pres- 

 ent. 



Mr. Gilbert Random, of the North High School read a thorough 

 "Review of the Various Theories of Gravitation" from 8:10 to 9. 



The discussion was opened by President Walker, who had had 

 much interest and thought on this subject since his study of New- 

 ton's Principia in his young manhood. 



Vice-President Winchell expressed his admiration for the learning 

 showed in the paper, but confessed that the present conflicting and 

 highly developed theories were too complicated for him to under- 

 stand without special study. After further discussion Mr. Random 

 added some closing explanations. 



At 9:30 the Secretary gave some informal "Notes on the history 

 of Mind Cures, especially of 'Christian Science' in Minneapolis." These 

 notes were begun 20 years ago, when the first general interest in men- 

 tal healing was evident in Minneapolis and before the special form of 

 "Christian Science" was heard of here. All the various forms of 

 mind cures were reduced by the speaker to the simple practice of sug- 

 gestion, even though its physiological connection of mental expecta- 

 tion and accession of bodily vigor was not as yet known. Consider- 

 able discussion followed. 



The removal of the Academy's library from various places at the 

 University to the Museum room was announced. Adjournment at 

 10:05. 



H. Gaie, Secretary. 



289th Meeting, Tuesday, March 5th, 1907, Directors' Room, Public 



Library. 



President Walker presiding; about 100 members and guests pres- 

 ent. 



Dr. Thomas S. Roberts gave a most valuable and interesting 

 description of "Bird Life in Minnesota," illustrated by about 100 from 

 his own original collection of some 800 lantern slides photographs of 

 birds of Minnesota and their habits. 



At the conclusion of this memorable occasion a vote of thanks to 

 Dr. Roberts was proposed by President Walker, and was carried enthu- 



