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The Academy of Science of St Louis was founded in 1856 
and chartered by the Nineteenth^ General Assembly of the 
State of Missouri by an act dated January 17, 1857. The 
objects for which the Academy of Science was founded are 
set forth in the Charter. They are threefold: first, the ad- 
vancement of science; second, the establishment in the City of 
St Louis of a museum for the illustration and study of the 
\'arious branches of science; third, the creation of a scientific 
library. Membership in the Academy is not limited to those 
actively engaged as scientific workers; those interested in 
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Prof. W. D. Shipton. ^„: President 
Mr. Charles H. Nicholson „ -First Vice-President 
Dr. Edgar Anderson ...^,: Second Vice-President 
Prof. Charles H. Philpott-.... 1 ,.... Secretary 
Mr. Carl J. Miller. — ..„.„ Treasurer 
Dr. Harold A. Bulger „_ Librarian 
Mr. August P. Beilmann Councilor-at-large 
Mr. Reed B. Harkness ...^Councilor-at-large 
Mr. Ellsworth S. Oboum..-. — ..„ Councilor-at-large 
Mr. Leigh Wyman...„ Councilor-at-large 
Mr, A. H. Timmerman. Most Recent Past President 
^^y-]-'^-'^^celwsLn.e,S.].....Second Most Recent Past President 
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Stratford Lee Morton, Chairman 
Prof. W. D. Shipton, Secretary 
Arthur C. Boylston Andrew Johnson ' Charles H. Philpol 
Joseph Desloge A. P. Kaufmann Charles M. Rice 
Gaston DuBois Carl J. Miller Hugh B. Rose 
Oiarles B. Fox George T. Moore W. D. Sh 
A. P. Greensf elder Stratford Lee Morton George R. Throop 
Patrick J. Holloran, S.J. Charles H. Nicholson David P. Wohl 
John J. O'FaUon 
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