270 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences^ Arts, and Leiters. 



On motion of Prof. Davies, the following gentlemen were chosen annual 



members : 



Dr. Clark Gapen, of Madison, Wis. 

 Mr. W. A. P. Morris, of Madison, Wis. 

 Dr. E. W. Bartlett, of Milwaukee, Wis. 



W. F. Bundy, Esq., of Sauk Citj, read a paper on the " Crustacea of Wis- 

 consin." Mr. James R. Stuart, of Madison, read a paper on " Art Instruc- 

 tion." 



Prof. Davies showed the " Application of Fourier's Theorem to the Phe- 

 nomena of Composite Sounds." 



Adjournment, to meet at 2:30 P. M. 



THIRD SESSION. 



February 14, 2:30 P. M. 

 Gen. Ed. E. Bryant read a paper on the " Cost of GoTcrnment." Dr. Clark 

 Gapen read one on "Hereditary Insanity," which was discussed at great 

 length by President Bascom, Prof. S. H. Carpenter and Dr. Gapen. 



Prof. Wright, of Fox Lake, read a paper on " The Philosophy of History." 



FOURTH SESSION. 



7:30 P.M. 



Mr. E. A. Birge read a finely illustrated paper upon the the habits and 

 structure of the " Cladocera, a minute crustacean of our fresh water lakes." 

 Many points of its structure were shown to be exceedingly curious. 



Hon. E. E. Woodman, of Baraboo, read a valuable paper on "The Pipe- 

 stone of Devil's Lake." 



Dr. E. Andrews being detained at Chicago by important sut-gical cases, his 



paper was read by Prof Davies. It gave a history of the present desceodants 



of the mound-builders, considering the latter as still not entirely extinct. The 



paper elicited a great deal of discussion by Dr. Hoy, Prof. Butler, Mr. Wood_ 



man et al. 



FIFTH SESSION. 



February 15,9:30 A.M. 



Mr. E. T. Sweet read a valuable paper containing results of analysis of the 

 Milwaukee brick clay. 



The following business was then transacted : First, the summer meeting 



far July, 1877, was appointed to be held at Racine on the third Tuesday of 



July; the autumn meeting being entirely set aside for the future. 



F. H. Day, M. D., of Wauwatosa, Wis. 

 Prof. George W. Peckhaui, of Milwaukee, 

 Prof. W. Bundy, of Sauk City, 

 Hon. W. C. Allen, of Racine, 

 Rev. H. M. Simmons, of Kenosha, 



were elected as annual members. 



John W. Barrow, of No. 313 E. Seventeenth street New York city was 

 elected a corresponding member. 



The following amendments to the By-laws were offered for one year's con- 

 sideration, according to the provisions of the constitution. By-law No. II to 

 be amended so as to read as follows: "The regular annual meeting to take 



