340 Proceedings 



At 8:30 Mr. H. B. Norton began a "Symposium on the Geological 

 Aspect of the City Water Supply Problem of the Twin Cities." He 

 gave evidence to show the slow rate of filtration of water through sand 

 rock. Evidence against this was offered by Winchell, and the discus- 

 sion was continued by Sardesoa and Mr. Walter S. Pardee. Adjourn- 

 ment at 9:50. 



H. GA.LE, Secretary. 



305^/1 Meeting, Monday, Feb. 8th, 1909, in the Museum Room. 



President Walker presiding: 11 present. 



A letter from secretary Howard, of the A. A. A. S., was read by 

 Winchell saying that the meeting for the holiday week of 1910-1911 

 was fixed for Minneapolis and requested to be advised of the com- 

 mittee of arrangements. After considerable discussion it was moved, 

 seconded, and carried that a committee of five be appointed by the 

 president, of which he should be a member, to select a local commit- 

 tee of some 100 members from Minneapolis and St. Paul, and make all 

 the arrangements for this meeting of the A. A. A. S. 



The following record of the death of Mr. Thomas Lowry on Feb. 

 4, 1909, was offered by the Secretary and was adopted and ordered sent 

 to the press and the family: 



"The Minnesota Academy of Science, like so many other organ- 

 izations of our city and state, wishes to record its great loss in the 

 death of Mr. Thomas Lowry. For, in spite of all his other various 

 and absorbing activities, Mr. Lowry has maintained his membership 

 in the Academy for nearly 30 years from almost its beginning in 

 the spring of 1873. While, by his donations to our museum of the two 

 fine specimens of Egyptian mummies, and by his keen interest in the 

 welfare of the museum even during his late illness, Mr. Lowry has 

 again only shown the bouyant interest and kindly helpfulness which 

 has so remarkably characterized his breadth of nund and largeness 

 of heart." 



The paper of the evening, "The Future Timber Supply", was read 

 by President T. B. Walker (printed in this bulletin) and discussed 

 with much interest. 



Winchell offered a resolution on Lincoln, suggesting calling the 

 national schools of agriculture "Lincoln Schools of Science." Adopted, 

 and the secretary was instructed to forward a copy to our repre- 

 sentatives in congress. 



Whereas, this meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science takes 

 place near the date of*the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of 

 Abraham Lincoln, and whereas it is suitable and incumbent on the 

 American people, in gratitude for the great service and sacrifice ren- 

 dered by him to the fundamental elements of American civilization, to 

 perpetuate his name and to honor it by inscribing it in conspicuous 

 places where the youth may frequently be reminded of the excellence 

 t)f his character, and lohereas the American Congress has by a com- 

 mission appointed for this purpose, after long and extended consid- 



