12 Siouo) City Academy of Science and Letters. 



SECRETARY'S REPORT 



To the OflScers and Members of the Sioux City Academy of Science 



and Letters: 



During the two years since the publication of the last volume of 

 our proceedings twenty-two regular meetings have been held. On the 

 following page will be found a list of the papers read and discussed 

 at these meetings, which were, for the most part, well attended. The 

 papers were, without exception, of a high order and well received. 



At a special meeting held on August 6, 1906, the following resolu- 

 tion was passed: 



"Resolved, That the offer of Mrs. Jennie T. Charles to furnish 

 the money for publishing the Proceedings of the Academy be accepted, 

 and the thanks of the Academy be extended to her; and that the 

 donation be devoted only to the expense of the publication, which 

 shall be limited to $200; and that the secretary notify Mrs. Charles of 

 the action of the Academy." 



At the same meeting the secretary reported that the Academy 

 could secure rooms on the third floor of the City Building, and a 

 motion prevailed authorizing the officers to move the museum from 

 Morningside College to these quarters. 



There have been a few changes in the membership. By the death 

 of Mr. Charles and of Mr. Wakefield the Academy lost two of its 

 staunchest supporters. Other enthusiastic workers have moved 

 away; but the ranks have been filled with new members, and the 

 work goes steadily forward. 



On April 25, 1905, amendments to the By-Laws, Article II, Section 

 1, were adopted striking out the initiation fee of $1.00 and omitting 

 "students of Morningside College" and "the Sioux City High School" 

 as eligible to corresponding membership. The section provides that 

 every member shall pay annual dues of $2.00 before the day prescribed 

 for the annual meeting of each year, and that the dues of correspond- 

 ing members shall be $1.00 per year, and that non-residents of Sioux 

 City only shall be eligible to corresponding membership. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



E. E, STACEY, Secretary. 

 Sioux City, Iowa, November 10, 1906. 



