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years with Mr. Bryan in Honolulu. After explanations from Winchell 

 it was voted so to do. 



Moved and carried that the chairman appoint a committee, not 

 including any of the present officers, to present nominations for 

 officers. Messrs. Child, Decker, and Norton were appointed. Moved 

 and carried to postpone the election of officers to an adjourned meet- 

 ing in one week, i. e., on Jan. 11th. 



Cor. Sec'y. Oestlund reported 634 separate accessions to the 

 Academy's Library during the past year. He enumerated many of 

 the valuable exchanges and urged that some means be provided for 

 making these valuable publications available for readers. Moved and 

 carried to adopt his report and refer his recommendation to the 

 trustees. 



An extremely interesting paper on "Extinct Pleistocene Mammals 

 of Minnesota" was read by Professor N, H. Winchell, and discussed 

 by Sardeson and others. (Printed in this bulletin). 



Much discussion of the past and future of the Academy until 

 adjournment at 11. 



H. GALE, Secretary. 



2,12th Meeting, Tuesday Jan. 11th, 1910, in the Museum Room, 



Vice President Sardeson presiding: 10 members present. 



The chairman spoke of the condition of the Academy. 



Report of the nominating committee from the last meeting was 

 received and read. Moved by Winchell and seconded by Rinker that 

 the Secretary cast the ballot of the Academy for the officers reported 

 by the committee. Carried and done, resulting as follows: 



President: T. B. Walker. 



Yice President: F. J. Wulling. 



Treasurer: Edw. C. Gale. 



Cor. 8e&y.: O. W. Oestlund. 



Rec. Sec'y.: H. Gale. 



Trustees for three years: O. W. Oestlund and F. W. Sardeson. 



A letter from Prof. Washburn was read, inviting the Academy 

 to send representatives to a meeting at Pres. Northrop's house to ar- 

 range for thei meeting of the A. A. A. S., which had accepted the 

 invitation from Minneapolis in the name of President Northrop. Vice 

 President Wulling and Prof. Winchell were appointed delegates from 

 the Academy. Much discussion as to this invitation and the original 

 one a year ago from President Walker and a score of other organiza- 

 tions; whether St. Paul joined in it and should be asked to participate 

 In the reception committee. Finally moved and carried that the sec- 

 retary be instructed to answer Prof. Washburn's letter and remind 

 him of the list of persons and institutions joining in the original 

 invitation. 



Moved that the matter of abolishing the $5 membership fee be 

 reconsidered and a committee of three be appointed to consider and 



