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properly gone to the State Geologist, for classification, and has nob 

 as yet reached its final destination under the law creating the sur- 

 vej, which provides that specimens of all the material collected 

 during its progress shall be deposited with the Academy. It may 

 also be remarked that the officers of the Academy are yet expect- 

 ing that large contributions will soon be made to the Museum from 

 the considerable number of private collections heretofore formed 

 within this State. 



Tiie rjp)rt of the treasurer, herewith incorporated, sets forth 

 the financial transactions of the Academy for the years 1875 and 

 1816, together with the condition of its funds at the date of the 

 last annual meeting, just concluded: 



Wisconsin Academy Science, Arts and Letters, 

 Treasurer's Office, 



Madison, February 13, 1S77. 

 Hon. J. W. HoYT, President: 

 I have the honor to report the financial conrlUion of the Academy, as follow.s: 



Total amount of fee.>« and dues received from 58 members $778 25 



Total fees received from 10 life members 1 ,000 00 



Interest on loan 370 00 



2,148 25 

 Total amount disbursed in payment of warrants to date 777 97 



Balance in treasury 1 ,o70 28 



GEO. P. DELA PLAINER 



Treasurer. 



The following is a list of the papers read since the date of our 



last publication: 



"Views connected with the Railroad Question," by Rev. (-has. 

 Caverno. 



"On Industrial Education," by Rev. F. M. Holland. 



"" A Mastodon found in Racine County," by Dr. P. R. Hoy. 



" A Turtle Mound found in Beloit," by Prof. Eaton. 



" The Improvement of the Mouth of the Mississippi River," by 

 Capt. John Nader. 



The " Elementary Stratification of the Lower Silurian Rocks in 

 South-Central Wisconsin," by Prof. R. D. Irving. 



The " Hibernation of the Striped Gopher," by Dr. P. R. Hoy. 



" The Law of Embryonic Development the same in Plants as in 

 Animals," by Dr. I. A. Lapham. 



"Were the Stoics Utilitarians?" by Rev. F. M. Holland. 



" On the Ancient Civilization of America," by Prof. Nicodemus. 



