Abstract of History. 



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Academy's Transactions, and in part to the presentation of 

 more popular abstracts of recent investigation or progress. 

 From time to time public lectures, calculated to interest a 

 larger audience, are provided for in some suitable hall. 



The following dates for regular meetings for the year 1905 

 have been fixed by the Council : — 



Jan. 



16 



Dec. 



4 



18 



LIBRARY. 



After its organization, the Academy met in Pope's Medical 

 College, where a creditable beginning had been made toward 

 the formation of a museum and library, until May, 1869, 

 when the building and museum were destroyed by fire, the 

 library being saved. The library now contains 15,303 books 

 and 12,361 pamphlets, and is open during certain hours of 

 the day for consultation by members and persons engaged in 

 scientific work. 



PUBLICATIONS AND EXCHANGES. 



Fourteen thick octavo volumes of Transactions have been 

 published since the organization of the Academy, and widely 

 distributed. Two quarto publications have also been issued : 

 one from the Archaeological section, being a contribution to 

 the archaeology of Missouri, and the other a report of the 

 observations made by the Washington University Eclipse 

 Party of 1889. The Academy now stands in exchange rela- 

 tions with 584 institutions or organizations of aims similar to 

 its own. 



