XXXiV Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 
NoveMBER 21, 1910. 
President Trelease in the chair; attendance 40. 
The gift of the late Dr. Baumgarten’s personal file of 
the Academy’s Transactions, as well as extra copies of 
the rare first and second volumes, from Dr. Walter Baum- 
garten and Miss Alma Baumgarten, was reported. 
Mr. Julius Hurter read a paper on ‘‘The Poisonous 
Snakes of Missouri,’’ illustrating his talk with specimens. 
The following were elected to membership; Nathaniel 
Allison, Roger N. Baldwin, Thomas Beckwith, S. A. 
Bemis, Chas. C. Boland, Louis A. Brandenburger, James 
H. Brookmire, Jas. A. Campbell, C. O. Chambers, Isaac T. 
Cook, Jerome E. Cook, Francis EH. A. Curley, H. E. Dens- 
ford, George Dock, A. W. Ebeling, Walter Fischel, 
George Gellhorn, Chas. M. Gill, Thos. B. Glazebrook, 
Cortlandt Harris, Edward Hidden, J. J. Houwink, Ernest 
Jonas, Breckinridge Jones, Joseph M. Keller, Luther M. 
Kennett, H. F. Knight, W. C. LeVan, Wm. H. Luedde, 
Frank J. Lutz, J. B. MeCubbin, Elias Michael, Thomas 
Middleton, E. T. Mitchell, John Campbell Morfit, Sidney 
Morse, Albert R. Nauer, Wm. H. Nolker, Saunders Nor- 
vell, Eugene L. Opie, E. G. Payne, Hugh B. Rose, Henri 
Rusch, Jacob Schramm, Philip A. Shaffer, James I. Shan- 
non, Thomas K. Skinker, G. M. Stelzleni, W. H. Stennett, 
Henry C. Thompson, Jr., and Hans Weichsel. 
The death of Mr. Pierre Chouteau and of Mr. David F. 
- Kaime was reported. 
DrceMBER 9, 1910. 
President Trelease in the chair; attendance 35. 
Messrs. Leonard Matthews, J. F. Abbott, Ben Blewett, 
J. H. Gundlach and R. N. Baldwin were appointed a com- 
mittee to assist the movement for a Zoological Garden 
for St. Louis. 
Dr. Ulrich Harder read a paper on ‘‘Evolution with 
Reference to the Acquisition of the Erect Posture, its 
Disadvantages and the Decline of Certain Faculties in 
Man.’’ 
