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ably furnished, and in this the meetings have since been 
held. The first meeting in this building was held on 
October 14th, 1892. 
On January 4th, 1889, Dr. J. P. Johnson was elected 
as President of the Association, which office he held 
for the ensuing two years. On January 2d, 1891, Dr. G. 
J. Ross was elected as president, which office he ably 
filled for the ensuing year, when, on January 8th, 1892, 
Mr. John H. Charles was elected as President, and has 
ever since filled the office with honor to himself and 
the Association. 
At a meeting of the Scientific Association on March 
31, 1903, a proposal to change the name and broaden the 
scope of the work of the organization was presented in 
writing. The proposed change was as follows, and the 
matter was referred to a committee consisting of H. 
C. Powers, Geo. W. Wakefield and A. N. Cook. 
The proposal was as follows: “Change the name 
from The Scientific Association to The Academy of 
Science and Letters of Sioux City.” 
“The object of the organization shall be the diffusion 
of knowledge and the promotion of original investiga- 
tion in the Natural Sciences, History, Political Science, 
Sociology, Literature and other branches of useful 
knowledge, by the reading and publishing of original 
papers, establishing and maintaining a museum and 
library, and by other suitable means.” 
At a meeting on October 27, 1903, the committee 
made a favorable report. which was unanimously adopt- 
ed. The necessary amendments to the Constitution and 
By-Laws, as well as new articles of incorporation were 
presented and adopted, and the old “Scientific Associa- 
tion” was succeeded by the new “Academy of Science 
and Letters.” 
IT could not well close this brief sketch of the Scien- 
tific Association without speaking of the continued 
faithfulness and untiring exertions of the older mem- 
bers who have been with it from its beginning, and who 
are still honored members of the Academy. It would be 
hard to choose out any single names from so many who 
are worthy. Of the charter members of the Scientific 
Association who are still with us, as well as of those who 
