REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT. i;29 



"An AcGonnt of Recent Examinations of the Ancient Earthworks 



in Rock county, Wis.," by W. P. Clark, Esq. 

 "Drift-notes," by Prof. Eaton. 

 '• Minority or Proportionul Representation," by Rev. F. M. Hol- 



hind. 

 *' On the Fishes best suited to stock the small lakes of Wisconsin," 



by Dr. P. R. Hoy. 

 *' Oconomowoc Lake/' by the late Dr. I. A. Lapham. 

 " On United States' !Soverei.2:nty ; whence derived and when vested," 



by Prof. Alien. 

 *' The Barometer in Leveling." by Capt. Nader. 

 "On River Engineering," by Capt. Nader. 

 "The Instrument of Exchange," by President G. M. Steele. 

 " The Inter-convertible Note Scheme," by E. R. Leland,Eiq. 

 " The Kaolin of Wisconsin," b.y Professor Irving. 

 " The Revolutionary Movement Among Women," by Dr. J. W. 



Hoyt. 

 '*An Account of the Aid Rendered by Various Governments 



to Science and E.lucation," by James D. Butler, LL. D. 

 "Geological Reconnoisances in Northern Wisconsin," E. T. Sweet, 



M.S. 

 " The Encouragement of Art Culture by the State," by Dr. J. W. 



Hoyt. 

 " Some new and Remarkable Features of the Lower Magnesian 



Limestone, and St. Peter Sandstone in Eastern Wisconsin," 



by Prof. T. C. Chamberlain. 

 " The Origin of the Present-Infinitive-Passive in Latin and Greek," 



by Prof. Feulinir. 



" The Significance of Faraday's Experiment upon the Magnetic 

 Rotatory Polarization of Light; and upon Helmholfcz Pap.?r on 

 the Integrals of Vortex Motion; also upon the Theory of Mag- 

 netism," by Prof Davies. 



" On Duplex Telegraphy," by Chas. H. Haskins. 



In the confident belief that the Academy has before it a career 



of great usefulness, and that to this end it will be more and more 



encouraged by an intelligent public, as well as liberally fostered by 



the State, I have the honor to be, in its behalf, 



Very respectfully, 



JOHN W. HOYT, 



F resident. 

 Madison, February, 1876. 



