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Wednesday Morning, 9:30. 



President Irving called the Academy to order. 



Messrs. C. R. Vanhise and Wm. Trelease, of Madison, 

 were elected annual members. 



Voted: that G. D. Swezey, ofDoan College, Crete, Ne- 

 braska, have twelve copies of Vol. V., of the transactions. 



Voted: that Dr. Hoy have six each of Vols. IV and V. 



Voted: that parties applying for copies of the transac- 

 tions be required to pay postage on the same. 



Voted: that each contributor be entitled to eight copies of 

 the volume wherein his paper appears. 



Voted: that the Secretary prepare and send to each con- 

 tributor with his proof sheets a blank to be filled out by him, 

 indicating the number of extra copfes of the paper to be 

 printed at the expense of the author. 



Voted: that a committee of two be appointed to consider 

 the formation of branch societies, to report Thursday even- 

 ing. 



Dr. Elmendorf and Prof. Emerson appointed as such com- 

 mittee. 



The following papers were then read: 



" Who Built the Mounds," and " Who made the Copper 

 Tools," by Dr. P. P. Hoy, of Racine. 



'•' The Mound Builders," by Dr. Day, of Wauwatosa. Dis- 

 cussed by Dr. Butler, Prof. Allen and others. 



Mr. D. P. Blackstone, of Berlin, elected an annual mem- 

 ber. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



2:30 p. M. 

 Vice President Sawyer in the chair. 



Prof. Emerson's paper on Greek Religion was read and 

 discussed. 

 Adjourned, 4:30. 



