332 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. 



Minutes of preceding meeting read and adopted. 



The following report of Hon. S. D. Hastings was read and adopted: 



The undersigned having been appointed to devise some plan bj'- which the 

 members of the Academy who have been longest in connection therewith 

 and have borne the chief burden of its financial support in the past may be 

 placed somewhat upon an equality with the members now coming into tb« 

 Academy at the greatly reduced rates for initiation fees and annual duea,. 

 would suggest the following: 



That tte treasurer ascertain the amount paid into the treasury of the 

 Academy by the present members, and also ascertain the amount they would 

 have been required ta pay in case the initiation fee and annual dues at the 

 organization of the Academy had been what they now are and then ascertain 

 what each member has paid in excess of what he would have paid had the 

 fees and dues been at the present rate, and that he credit each member on 

 his annual dues for the future one year for each two dollars he has paid in 

 excess as above stated ; provided, that in the case of members who are now 

 in arrears in the payment of their annual dues, two dollars shall be deducted 

 from the amount of the excess payment. Respectfully submitted, 



S. D. Hastings. 



A motion was carried to the effect that hereafter the initiation fee be ac- 

 cepted by the treasurer as covering the dues of the new members for the first 

 year. 



Hon. O. S. Wescott presented the necessity existing for the appointment of 

 a state entomologist, and introduced the following preamble and resolutions, 

 which were carried : 



Whereas, The State of Wisconsin suffers annually from the depredations 

 of noxious insects to an extent measured by a loss of not less than fifteen or 

 twenty millions of dollars; and. 



Whereas, It is the part of the wisest economy to expend money for the 

 prevention, rather than cure; therefore, 



Besblvecl (1), That the Wisconsin Academ}^ of Sciences, Arts and Letter* 

 hereby earnestly recommend to the legislature of the state the appointment 

 of some competent scientific person, whose time and service shall be entirely 

 devoted to investigating the iusects of the state, and communicatiog the re- 

 sults of such investigation to the people thereof in the interest of her agri- 

 culture, her hortitulture and her forestry. 



Resolved (2), That Gen. Geo. E Bryant, Prof W. W., Daniells and Hon. S. 

 D. Hastings be requested to act as a committee to take this matter in charge, 

 and secure, if possible, proper legislative action thereon. 



To this committee were added Prof O. S. Wescott and Prof. T. C. Cham- 

 berlin. 



The secretary and Prof Wescott were elected a committee to advise with 

 the officers of the State Teacher's Association with regard to joint sessions of 

 that Association and the Academy, or other means of working in commou 

 for the advancement of education In the state. 



The summer meeting was appointed to be held in Appleton at sueh a date 

 as would be fixed by correspondence by the secretary. 



Prof A. O. Wright, Prof. J. D. Butler and Prof. J. E. Davies were made a 

 committee on the publicatioa of the proceedings of the Academy. 



Dr. Hoy read a paper on the "Hygiene of Drinking Water." 



Prof O. S. Wescott, of Racine, read a paper on the " Orthoepy and Ety- 

 mology of Entomological Names." 



Discussed by Professors Allen, Wooster, Parkinson and Wescott. 



The Academy adjourned sine die. 



