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EIGHTEENTH REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING, 

 Held at Madison, Wisconsin. 



Senate Chamber, 

 December :>9, 1SS7, 8 P. M. 



President Clianiberlin in the chair. 



The reports of the officers were made, and that of the 

 Treasurer was referred to the usual auditing- committee. 



Professors Wright, Pray, and Birge were appointed a 

 committee on nomination of officers. 



President T. C. Cliamberlin then gave an address on 

 *'The Origin of the Extra-Moraine Drift." 



Prof. W. F. Allen read a memorial of the late Dr. O. M. 

 Conover. 



Officers for the term of three years were then elected as 

 follows: 



President— W. F. Allen, Madison. 



Vice-Presidents — Department of Sciences, F, H. King, 

 River Falls; Department of Arts, A. J. Rogers, Milwaukee; 

 Department of Letters, J. J. Blaisdsll, Beloit. 



Librarian — E. A. Birge. Madison. 



Treasurer — Hon. S. D. Hastings, Madison. 



Curator — C. R. Van Hise, Madison. 



The election of Secretary was postponed for one day. 



Friday, December 30, 9 A. M. 

 The following persons were elected to membership: 

 Prof. C. R. Barnes, Prof. S. J. Browne, Prof. J. W. Stearns, 



Prof. G. C. Comstock, Prof. W. A. Henry, Dr. J. M. Dod- 



son. Dr. H. B. Favill, R. G. Thwaits, F. J. Turner, L. M. 



Hoskins, F. G. Short, F. W. A. Woll, all of Madison; 



G. H. Balg, Mayville; Pres. E. D. Eaton, Beloit; Prof. J. 



R. Emery. Ft. Atkinson; Emory McClintock, Milwaukee; 



C. E. McLenegan, Milwaukee; W. H. Metcalf, Milwaukee; 



Dr. N. Senn, Milwaukee; Dr. J. T. Reeve, Appleton; Prof. 



J. W. Stump. Whitewater. 



