Sioux City Academy of Science and Letters. 19 
SECRETARY’S REPORT 
To the Officers and Members of the Sioux City Academy of Science 
and Letters: 
As Secretary I would report as follows of the last year’s work of 
the Academy: 
During the year just closing fourteen meetings have been held. 
besides the annual picnic of the members. Two of these meetings 
were for business and were called for the purpose of changing from 
the old Scientific Association to the present Academy of Science and 
Letters. Eh 
The new constitution of the Academy was proposed at a meeting 
held at the home of President John H. Charles, on Sept. 21st, 1903. 
This was unanimously adopted on Oct. 27th, 1903. 
There have been read before the Academy during the past year 
thirteen papers, with authors and subjects as follows: 
Oct. 27th by Hon. G. W. Wakefield, on “Protozoa.” 
Nov. 17th by Prof. L. H. Harvey, on “The Physiographic Ecology 
of Mt. Katahdin in Maine.”—Stereopticon. 
Dee. 1st by Mr. W. T. Stafford, on “Cliff Dwellings.” 
Dec. 15th by Dr. Milton Daily, on “The Phenomena of Life as 
Illustrated in Plant and Animal.” 
Jan. 5th by Hon. J. H. Quick, on “The Outlook for Constitutional 
Progress in the United States.” 
Jan. 19th by Prof. H. F. Kanthlener, on ‘“‘A Study in Greek Religion; 
Grave Offerings as Illustrated by White Lekythoi.” 
The same evening a second paper was read by Prof. F. H. Garver 
on “Some Phases of the Early History of Sioux City.” 
Feb. 2d by Prof. F. B. Haynes, on “The Most Hopeful Method of 
Dealing with the Criminal.” 
Feb. 16th by Mr. C. R. Marks, on “Stories of Early French Settlers 
of Sioux City.” 
Mar. 1st by Prof. Willis Marshall, on “Some Instances of Mind 
Transferences.” 
Mar. 15th by Prof. W. H. Clark, on “Ventilation in the Public 
Schools of Sioux City.” 
Mar. 29th by Rev. J. D. O. Powers, on “Tolstoy’s Message to the 
World.” 
During the past year there has been proposed for membership in 
the Academy forty-one names, all of the persons being elected. 
On Jan. 19th the following was adopted as an amendment to the 
By-Laws:—‘“The dues of corresponding members shall be one dollar 
per year. Such members shall be entitled to all the privileges of full 
membership except that of voting. Students of Morningside College, 
the Sioux City High School and non-residents of Sioux City shall be 
eligible for Corresponding Membership.” 
On Mar. 15th the following amendment to the constitution was 
adopted:—‘“Life Members may be elected to the Academy upon such 
terms as may be deemed best in each individual case.” 
H. C. POWHRS, Secretary. 
Sioux City, Ia., April 19, 1904. 
