■278 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. 



rison C. Hobart, acting mayor of the city of Milwaukee, delivered an address 

 of welcome. P. R. Hoy responded. 



Prof. J. J. Elmendorf, S. T. D., of Racine, then read a paper on the " Popular 

 Epics of the Middle Ages as Aids to Historic Study." 



Thursday, July 24, 1878. 



Academy met at 9 o'clock A. M. President P. R. Hoy in the chair, Prof. 

 J. E. Davies, acting as Recording Secreta^3^ 



The following persons were elected annual members of the Academy. The 

 president of the academy prefacing the ballot with the remark that " science 

 knows no distinction of race, color, or sex: " 



Mrs. Laura J. Wolcott, M. D., 471 Milwaukee St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mrs. Charles Farrar, 614 Milwaukee St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Miss Brooks, 614 Milwaukee St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Miss Marion Stewart, 469 Marshall St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mrs. Emery McClintock, 507 Astor St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mrs. George Gordon, Humboldt Av., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Miss Frank Whitaall, Humbolt Av., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mrs. A. M. ThomsoQ, 459 Cass St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mrs. A. W. Bate, 320 Terrace Av., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mrs. Celia C. Wooley, Sec. Philosophical Society, Chicago, 111. 



Mrs. P. Abbott, cor. Jackson and Division Sts., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mrs. Lewis Sherman, 171 Wisconsia St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mrs. Dr. Marks, Prospect Av., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mrs. Carl Dcerflioger, 707 Jefferson St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mrs. Matilda F. Annek^, 269 Ninth St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mrs. Julia Ford, 375 Green bush St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mrs. JSr. H. Adsit, 268 Koapp St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mrs. R. C. Spencer, 375 Prospect Av., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mrs. Edward P. AUis, 381 Prospect Av., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mrs. D. A. Olin, Racine, Wis. 



Mrs. Frackleton, 469 Marshall St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mrs. Olympia Brown Willis, Racine, Wis. 



Mrs. J. G. McMurphy, Racine, Wis. 



Mi s Jeuny Hoy, Racine, Wis. 



Miss Mary J. Lapham, Summit, Wis. 



Prof. Robert C. Hindley, Racine College, Wis. 



Mr. Eugene B. Winship, Racine College, Wis. 



Mr. Charles Mann, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mr. Wm. P. Merrill, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Dr. G. A. Stark, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mr. James S. Buck, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mr. George Gordon, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Dr. Thomas A. Green, 146 Martin St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Prof. Charles A. Farrar, Milwaukee College, Wis. 



Mr. H. S. Durand, Racine, Wis. 



Mrs. H. S. Durand, Racine, Wis. 



Miss Frankie Durand, Racine, Wis, 



Rev. F. S. Luther, Racine College, Wis. 



Dr. R. M. Byraness, Cincinnati, O., was elected corresponding member. 



At the suggestion of Prof. J. J. Elmendorf, a resolution was framed and 

 adopted to the effect, that all books that are now in the possession of the Aca- 

 demy, may be loaned, for one year, to any of the members desiring them. 



A request was also made by Prof. J. E. Davies, that all members contem- j 



