Record. XXXV 
Professor F. EH. Nipher presented his newest results 
on his work on the Electric Discharge. 
Dr. Robert J. Terry, Mr. H. C. Irish, and Dr. R. R. 
Gates, were elected to serve as a committee to nominate 
officers for the year 1911. 
The following were elected to membership: James E. 
Allison, J. A. Berninghaus, Preston J. Bradshaw, Geo. P.. 
Doan, John B. Emerson, Edward F. Goltra, Robert J. 
Guthrie, Fred B. Hall, Chas. Van Dyke Hill, Mare Ray 
Hughes, Albert L. Johnson, W. J. Kinsella, L. L. Leon- 
ard, C. Dewitt Lukens, Henry Samuel Priest, A. H. Rel- 
ler, Walter Robbins, E. C. Rowse, George Schweyer, EF’. E. 
Sheldon, Paul J. Wielandy and Charles Wiggins. 
DercEemMBer 19, 1910. 
President Trelease in the chair; attendance 30. 
Professor Robert J. Wallace gave an illustrated ac- 
count of the ‘‘Construction, Equipment and Work of a 
Modern Observatory.’’ 
The following sdiaie’ from the Nominating Commit- 
tee was read: 
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 17, 1910. 
The nominating committee, elected at the last meeting of the 
Academy of Science, begs to submit and place in nomination the 
following names for officers for the ensuing year:— 
BT BROMO Oia tie We eisle Cece eae aie a aieele eel ate William Trelease 
For First Vice-President............... D. S. H. Smith 
For Second Vice-President............. Francis E. Nipher 
For Recording Secretary............... Walter E. McCourt 
For Corresponding Secretary........... George T. Moore 
WN SPER AEE siete te ca eee Cae a hee ee ata H. E. Wiedemann 
ROP LAP EEIM os aso es ee elas a ou eek Wm. L., R. Gifford 
DOP COTRGOTE Lo fice dive DER aww de kaos Julius Hurter 
Joseph Grindon 
Philip Rau 
 RPCOOU Rh ca kei idar dig ea pee oneal eS Otto Widmann 
Adolf Alt 
Respectfully submitted, 
By dc. Coeds © a 
(Signed) R. R. GATES, 
H. C. IRISH. 
The following were elected to membership: Abrahane 
Cook and H. Linton Reber. 
