272 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences^ Arts, and Letters. 



SECOND SESSION. 



July 11,9:00 A.M. 



Academy met pursuant to adjournment. Minutes of the last annual meet- 

 ing read. 



Prof. Butler called attention to the fact that notice of Prof. Wright's paper 

 on " Philosophy of History," had been omitted. Correction was made by the 

 Acting Secretary. 



Attention was called by President Hoy to the amendments ofiered at the 

 last regular meeting. 



-To amend sec. 3 of the by-laws so as to read: 



1. The regular annual meeting to take place on the last Wednesday and 

 Thursday of December, at Madison, and the summer annual meeting to be 

 held on the third Tuesday of July at such place as shall be fixed at the reg- 

 ular annual meeting in December. 



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

 the request of any five members of the council. 



3. Article I of sec. 7 of the constitution to be amended to make the fee of 

 annual members three dollars in place of two dollars. 



Prof. Allen moved the adoption of the amendments. 



Dr. Steele moved to amend so as to read, in place of " the regular annual 

 meeting shall take place, etc.," the following: 



"The regular annual meeting shall take iplace during the last week of De- 

 cember, the days to be appointed by the council." 



Amendment carried. 



The resolutions were then adopted unanimously as amendments to the 

 by-laws. 



The following persons were then elected as annual members: 



Rev. J. L. Jones, Janesville, Wis. 

 Rev. S. A. Griffith, Milwaukee. 

 Rev. A. P. Meade, Racine. 

 Rev. Dr. James DeKoven, Racine. 

 Prof. J. J. Elmendorf, Racine. 

 Prof. H. F. Oldenbage, Milwaukee. 

 Prof. F. W. Falk, Ph. D., Racine. 

 Dr. E. H. Merrell, Ripen. 

 Rev. G. E. Gordon, Milwaukee. 

 Hon. Edward Martin, Kenosha. 

 Prof. G. D. Swezey, A. M., Beloit. 

 Prof. Peter Heurickson, Beloit. 

 Prof. G. R. Kleeberger, Whitewater. 

 R. W. Reynolds, La Crosse 

 W. A. Germain, Delafield. 

 Prof. C. A. Kenaston, Ripon. 

 Prof. W M. Hailman, Milwaukee. 

 Prof. G. W. Gerry, Ripon. 

 Prof J. McMurphy, Kenosha. 

 Frank Head, E^^q., Kenosha. 

 Prof. J. P. Marriett, Kenosha. 

 Hon. J. H. Howe, Kenosha. 

 Dr. J. G. Meachem, Racine. 

 Dr. J. G. Meachem, Jr., Racine. 



