ISTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE KANSAS ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 501 



In the evening the members were handsomely entertained at the residence 

 of Mr. Geo. S. Chase. The beautiful collection of minerals which Mr. Chase 

 has gathered attracted no small attention, and the hospitality of the hostess and 

 her lady friends were highly appreciated. 



SECOND day's proceedings. 



Pursuant to adjournment, the Academy met in the Senate Chamber at nine 

 o'clock A. M. Friday. The President, J. T. Lovewell in the chair. 



An election of officers for the coming year was entered into with the follow- 

 ing result : President, A. H. Thompson ; Vice-Presidents, J. R. Mead and G. 

 E. Patrick; Secretary, E. A. Popenoe; Treasurer, R. J. Brown. 



The following committees were appointed : Geology, O. H. St. John, Jos. 

 Savage and Rob't Hay; Mineralogy, Geo. S. Chase, G. E. Patrick, G. H. Fail- 

 yer, J. C. Cooper and E. Haworth ; Chemistry, G. H. Failyer, G. E. Patrick, J, 

 T. Lovewell, R. J. Brown and H. E. Sadler; Physics, J. T. Lovewell, H. S. S. 

 Smith and S. D. Graham; Anthropology, A. H. Thompson, F. G. Adams, E. 

 P. West, J. D. Parker, W. J. Griffin and H. Inman; Philology, D. H. Robin- 

 son, Geo. M. Stearns and Geo. T. Fairchild ; Board of Curators, E. A. Popenoe, 

 O. H. St. John, J. T. Lovewell and F. H. Snow; Publication Committee, J. T. 

 Lovewell, Wm. Sims and E. A. Popenoe. 



Following the election of officers, the Academy took under consideration the 

 appointing of a committee to memorialize the Legislature on the subject of a geo- 

 logical survey of the State. This committee will have in charge a subject of the 

 highest importance, and quite a full discussion ensued, which was participated 

 in by Profs. Patrick, Carruth, Lovewell, Goss, and Drs. Brown, Thompson and 

 Geo. S. Chase. It was decided to enlarge the committee to five with a further 

 advisory committee of ten members, who shall have the matter in charge in va- 

 rious parts of the State. The names of this committee will be announced here- 

 after. . 



A valuable paper upon the "Coal Fields of Cherokee County, Kansas," 

 was read by Erasmus Haworth, of Empire City, which, showing the careful in- 

 vestigations of the subject made by the author, was listened to with close atten- 

 tion by the Academy. In this paper Mr. Haworth spoke of the undeveloped 

 mineral wealth existing in various localities, and emphasized the importance of a 

 geological survey of the State. At the conclusion of the reading of this paper, 

 remarks being called for by the chair, an interesting discussion ensued, partici- 

 pated in by Prof. Patrick and others. 



Some interesting remarks were made by Prof. J. T. Lovewell on the " Dif- 

 ferences of Temperature due to Local Causes," that gentleman expressing the 

 regret that he had not been able to collect the data necessary for the preparation 

 of the paper upon the subject which he had promised the Academy. 



In the absence of Prof. Robt. Hay, of Junction City, an interesting paper 

 contributed by that gentleman on " Fossil Wood," was read by the Secretary. 

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