‘SA Preliminary Check List of the Lizards of South America’’ (1931).'® 
Another routine activity that kept the Academy Council busy was 
the administration of the building on Olive Street. The building was 
occupied by a series of tenants and brought in some revenue, but it re- 
mained a source of consternation despite several attempts to make it 
a better asset.!7 
In 1931, the Academy celebrated its 75th anniversary. Academy 
members marked this occasion with a formal dinner at the Chase Hotel 
for 75 people. The guest of honor was Robert G. Aitkin, Director of 
the Lick Observatory. '® 
Three years after its 75th birthday party, Academy President Albert 
Kuntz eloquently summarized the accomplishments of the reorganized 
Academy in his report for 1934. He also made ‘‘a few suggestions 
regarding the possible extension of the activities of the Academy.”’ 
Specifically, Kuntz called for the production of a monthly or quarterly 
publication, outlined a scheme whereby specialized science organiza- 
tions in St. Louis might be enticed to join the Academy, and recom- 
mended that the Academy should provide for junior membership.'? The 
organization put these suggestions into effect and engaged in other ac- 
tivities that Kuntz had not mentioned, causing a revitalization of the 
Academy between 1934 and 1941. 
The publication that Kuntz called for took the form of an informa- 
tional organ entitled Bulletin of the Academy of Science of St. Louis. 
The first issue appeared in January 1935. The issues that followed an- 
nounced meeting times and programs, made officers’ reports and the 
Academy’s financial statements available to the membership, listed 
members’ names, featured biographical sketches of the Academy’s 
founding members, and presented summary reports submitted by the 
Academy’s various sections.”° 
Article VIII of the Academy’s constitution had, since the nineteenth 
century, provided for the formation of special sections under the auspices 
of the Academy. These sections could be formed by members if they 
could show in a written application that the proposed section would *‘en- 
courage and promote special investigation in any branch of science."*?* 
In the mid-1930s, the Academy made a concerted effort to increase the 
number of its sections both to more fully serve the interests of individuals 
and groups within the Academy and to attract new groups of members. 
The strategy worked well. A science teachers’ section and new sec- 
tions for the study of astronomy, entomology, gemology, geology, 
mathematics, and the history of science were formed between 1935 and 
1941.2 
The Academy organized another section, too. This section was 
devoted to serving the needs of young people interested in science. The 
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