xlii Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



The Corresponding Secretary reported, and, in commenting 

 on recent literature, read extracts from the publications of 

 Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal Society, and Dr. Arm- 

 strong, President of the Chemical Society of London, regard- 

 ing the discovery of a new constituent of the atmosphere. 



The Librarian reported that during 1894 exchanges had been 

 received from 187 foreign and 62 American societies, of 

 which 20 had this year been added to the exchange list. In 

 all, 1,132 numbers were reported as having been added to the 

 library, an increase of 451 over the preceding year. It was 

 reported that during the year the Transactions of the Academy 

 had been distributed to 542 societies or institutions, chiefly 

 by exchange or donation. 



Professor F. E. Nipher read a paper on the electrical capac- 

 ity of bodies and the energy of an electrical charge. 



The nominating committee reported that 123 ballots had 

 been counted, and the following officers for 1895 were 

 declared elected: — 



President John Green. 



First Vice-President M. L. Gray. 



Second Vice-President William Trelease. 



Recording Secretary A. W. Douglas. 



Corresponding Secretary A. S. Cushman. 



Treasurer Enno Sander. 



Librarian G. Hambach. 



Curators G. Hambach, 



H. A. Wheeler, 

 Arthur Winslow. 



Directors E. A. Engler, 



Robert Moore. 



On taking the chair. Dr. Green made a short address, appro- 

 priate to the occasion. 



Dr. Arthur E. Ewing, of St. Louis, was elected an active 

 member. 



January 21, 1895. 



President Green in the chair, twenty-eight persons present. 

 Dr. H. C. Fraukenfield spoke of weather forecasts, de- 



