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be filled by the Council in a regular or called meeting, notice 
whereof having been given at least two days previously.”’ 
Mr. Geo. E. McClure presented some interesting remarks 
‘¢On the Order Orchidacea,’’ illustrated with striking stere- 
opticon and living specimens from the Missouri Botanical 
Garden. He gave a description of the culture, hybridization 
and collection of the plants, including interesting observations 
on fertilization. 
NOVEMBER 6, 1905. 
President A. Alt in the chair; attendance eighteen. 
Mr. Julian Bagby was elected an active member. 
Prof. A. S. Langsdorf delivered a lecture on ‘‘ Long 
Distance Transmission of Power.’’ 
NovEMBER 20, 1905. 
President A. Alt in the chair; attendance twenty-seven. 
Mr. Julius Hurter donated to the Museum a shark’s jaw 
from Nassau, Bahama Islands. 
Dr. W.C. Mardorf and Mr. Arthur A. Brown were elected 
active members. 
Prof. C. M. Woodward presented a mathematical analysis 
on the throws of dice. 
DECEMBER 4, 1905. 
President A. Alt in the chair; attendance thirty. 
Mrs. J. B. Johnson presented a portrait of her husband, 
Dr. J. B. Johnson, who died October 6, 1903, and who had 
been a member of the Academy for many years. 
Mr. Julius Hurter presented a large shell of a Tridacna 
gigas from Mindanao, Philippine Islands. 
Mr. John H. Kinealy, Prof. A. S. Langsdorf and Prof. 
C. M. Woodward were elected as a nominating committee to 
prepare a ticket for the annual election of officers. 
Dr. A. Alt read a paper by Dr. Casey A. Wood of Chicago 
on ‘* The Eyes and Eye-sight of the Lower Animals,’’ illus- 
trated by colored stereopticon views. 
