Report of the Secretary. 825 



Warrants duly signed by the President and Secretary have been paid as 

 follows : 



1879. 



Jan. 34. To Henry Mason, clerk hire $12 50 



Feb. 1. To H^nry Mason, wrappers, twine, etc .5 00 



1. To Henry Mason, postage on 100 vols. Trans 8 00 



1. To David Mason, balance due on account, 1879 8 55 



17. To Henrv Mason, postage ..- 8 00 



21. To Democrat Printing Co 5 25 



Mar. 6. To Henry Mason, expressage ...., 10 00 



22. To Henry Mason, clerk hire 10 00 



Apr. 26. To Henry Mason, clerk hire 12 00 



26. To Henry Mason, expenses 14 25 



May 24. To Henry Mason, package for London 11 00 



Sept. 2. To David A.twood, for programmes 7 50 



Oct. 21. To W. J. Park, binding ... 43 50 



Total disbursements $155 64 



Total receipts, $773.19; balance on hand, $617.74. 



The permanent fund of $1000 was loaned by my predecessor to Messrs. 

 Delaplaine & Burdick for the term of three years from the 1st day of Janu- 

 ary, 1878. 



I hold their two notes of $500 each, secured by mortgage on 23 (twenty, 

 three) improved city lots in Madison. 

 The notes draw 7 per cent, interest, which has always been promptly paid. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Samuel D. HASTinas, 



Treasurer. 



The report was referred to an auditing committee consisting of Messrs 

 Allen, Chamberlain, and Hoy. 



The Academy then adjourned to meet in joint session with the State 

 Teachers' Association in the Assembly Chamber. Dr. Chapin delivered an 

 address on the " Nature and Methods of Science, with Thoughts on Teaching 

 Science," before the joint session. 



The place to begin teaching science is in the nursery with the child's first 

 efforts at perception. The excellence of the teacher is measured by his 

 ability to inspire enthusiasm. The tools and machinery of the specific 

 branch of science under consideration should be placed in the hands of the 

 student that he may work out for himself the science, aided by hints from 

 his teacher. You cannot pour the conclusions of science into the mind as 

 you would water into a cup. 



The time has come when Science is for the masses, and each must rely on 

 his own rational powers. Philosophy has broken the bars of her former 

 seclusion and walks forth in her own native strength and grace, courting the 

 acquaintance and confidence of all, that she may bless all alike, knowing no 

 favorites, except those who draw most largely from her open fountains of 

 truth. 



The address finished, the joint session was declared adjourned. 



Second Session. 



Tuesday, December 30, 1879, 

 The Academy me'' at 9:30 A. M. in the Senate Chamber. 

 The following members were elected: Rev. A. A. Young, New Lisbon; 

 P. H. King, River Falls; L. C. Wooster, Whitewater; Prof. H. B. Perkins, 



