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place hereifter on the last Wednesday and Thursday of December, at Madison 

 and the summer annual meeting to be held on the third Tuesday in July, 

 at such place as shall be fixed upon at the regular annual meeting in De- 

 cember. 



Special meetings may be called by the President at his discretion, or by 

 request of any five members of the council. 



By-law, Art. I, sec. 7, to be amended to make the fee of annual members 

 three dollars in place of two. 



The resignation of the Librarian was accepted, and the Secretary was re- 

 quested to act as Librarian until the next election of officers. 



The Department of Fine Arts was regularly organized. 



Hon. Joseph Hamilton, of Milwaukee, was elected an Honorary member of 

 the Academy. Hon. J. C. Ford, of Madison, an annual member. 



The report of the treasurer was then read as follows: 



Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, 



Treasurer's Office, Madison, Dec. 13, 1877. 

 Hon. P. R. Hoy, President : 



I have the honor to report the financial condition of the Academy as fol- 

 lows: 



Total amount of fees and dues received from 58 members $778 ^5 



Total fees received from 10 life members 1 ,000 00 



Interest on loan 370 00 



Total amoant disbursed in payment of warrants, to date 777 97 



Balance in treasury 1, 370 28 



Signed, GEORGE P. DELAPLAINE, 



Treasurer. 



The Academy then adjourned, to meet at Racine upon the 10th of July 

 following. 



FIRST SUMMER MEETING. 



Held at Bacine, Wisconsin. 



W. A. Germain, Acting Secretary. 



First Semi-Annual Meeting. 

 July 10, 11 and 12, 1877. 



FIRST SESSIOiq-. 



Racine, July 10, 7 : 30 P. M. 



The Academy met at 7: 30, P M., President Hoy in the chair. 



Dr. Meachem, mayor of the city, delivered an address of welcome. Rev 

 Dr. Steele, of Appleton, responded. 



Prof. Chamberlin then read a Eulogy on the late Prof. James Eaton, of 

 Beloit, which was ordered printed in the transactions. 



Rev. Dr. James DeKoven, Pres't Racine College, then read a paper on "Re- 

 ligion as an Element in Education." 



The Academy adjourned to meet nest morning at nine o'clock. 



