Record. XXV 
MEETING oF January 3, 1910. 
The Academy of Science of St. Louis met in the Acad- 
emy Building, 3817 Olive Street, at 8 p. m., January 3, 
1910; President Trelease in the chair; attendance yA 
The President delivered his address as President of the 
Academy for the year 1909.4 
The Treasurer’s report for the year 1909 was sub- 
mitted.® 
The report of the Curators for 1909 was read.® 
The report of the Librarian for 1909 was presented.? 
The report of the Entomological Section was sub- 
mitted.§ 
The Nominating Committee reported the results of the 
election of officers for 1910, as follows: 
PYORIGOUG Se eS aia eae eae we ea weed eels William Trelease 
Pirat.: Vice-Pregiagenticg os eae. k bakeus who D. S. H. Smith 
Second Vice-President. ............2ecee00- F. E. Nipher 
PEOCOLGINEG  BOCTOtALY oii sco sie bie Cas en's Sk oe Walter E. McCourt 
Corresponding Secretary................: Geo. T. Moore 
BUOMBOROR ke ec meee eee her be wiewee Reus H. E. Wiedemann 
PAS y ig aug ER ST oii ag LM Ge ose RB rae a ont RI Wm. L. R. Gifford 
RRND seu e kia sated cea s Ge kate clots Gate aise Julius Hurter 
Joseph Grindon 
Philip Rau 
STERCU  e CUR EN See ee CU eee eer ee Otto Widmann 
Adolf Alt 
Professor Geo. R. Dean was elected to membership. 
January 17, 1910. 
President Trelease in the chair; attendance 25. 
Dr. LeRoy McMaster read a paper on ‘‘ Relations be- 
tween Organic Ferments and Colloidal Suspensions.’’ 
The term fermentation means changes in organic substances 
induced by certain living organisms, or by certain substances derived 
from animal or vegetable sources. Ferments are divided into two 
* Transactions, Vol. XVIII, page Ixiii. 
* Transactions, Vol. XVIII, page lIxvi. 
° Transactions, Vol. XVIII, page Ixvii. 
* Transactions, Vol. XVIII, page lxvi. 
* Transactions, Vol. XVIII, page Ixvii. 
