;3o2 Wisconsin Academij of Sciences, Arts and Letters. 



THURSDAY EVENING. 



7:30 P. M. 



President Bascom's paper, '' The Universality of Law/' 

 read and warmly discussed by many members. 



Mr. Lamb was elected chairman of the meeting. 



Report of the Committee on Branch Societies was accepted 

 as follows: 



Article one favoring the formation of such societies was 

 adopted and the remainder was referred to a committee 

 consisting of the council and Professors Elmendorf and 

 Emerson to report at the next annual meeting. 



Voted: that the Secretary of the Academy be and hereby 

 is instructed to convey to the parties of the Supreme Court 

 the thanks of the Academy for their kindness in opening 

 .the court room to its meetings. 



Voted: that the Publishing committee be authorized to 

 stitch and cover3 at the expense of the Academy a sufficient 

 number of the Transactions of each meeting when printed, 

 to supply exchanging societies, if the same shall appear 

 necesssary to said Committee. 



Adjourned 9:30. 



