Record. XXXV 
Mr. S. A. Douglass presented a paper on ‘‘The Elec- 
tric Furnace in Industrial Chemistry.”’ 
Professor F. E. Nipher spoke at some length of the 
velocity and momentum of an electric current and exhib- 
ited a number of lantern slides illustrating his subject. 
Octoser 19, 1908. 
President Woodward in the chair; attendance 20. 
The Librarian reported the following gifts :— 
Three pictures of Lord Kelvin from the Royal Society, 
London; four pictures of western scenery from Dr. G. 
Hambach; six volumes from Mr. E. P. Olshausen; 105 
volumes from various societies to complete sets in the 
library. 
Miss Klem, secretary of the Library Committee, then 
read the following report :— 
The second meeting of the representatives of the various libraries 
of the city was held at the Academy Building, 3817 Olive street, Tues- 
day evening, October 13, 1908. 
The following were present: 
RECORD SNR Or bs Bd ga wan bes R. J. Terry 
Engineers’ Club of St. Louis................ A. S. Langsdorf 
DRUPORMSEIG EON Cis boc eke baneaeeederews W. L. R. Gifford 
Missouri Botanical Garden ................. William Trelease 
BOE oak lal awe ae eas ee aa ews Bale Miss Wagner 
Be EUs URIVOTRICY: 85 Sdn ese ibis ss Soe oe ches John P. Coony 
James P. Monaghan 
BNOGSTAE - LADOTALOLY once even cs dees cdocens D. L. Harris 
Wemuineron UlRIVOrsily 2.6 sk hee ee cc cae «8 A. 8S. Langsdorf 
MS OL DOO. ek cede aciicscnecun ss Mary J. Klem 
Professor A. S. Langsdorf read the following report of the com- 
mittee appointed at the previous meeting, which, upon motion duly 
seconded, was accepted: 
October 13, 1908. 
The committee appointed to prepare a catalogue of the serial 
publications in the various libraries in the city, beg to submit the 
following report: 
During the summer the scientific serials in the following libraries 
have been listed: 
Academy of Science of St. Louis, Engineers’ Club of St. Louis, 
Mercantile Library, Missouri Botanical Garden, Public Library, St. 
Louis Chemical Society, St. Louis Medical Library, St. Louis Uni- 
versity, St. Louis University Medical Department, Snodgras Labora- 
