and the editor commented, "We are 
those composing the society that a perfect reliance mav be 
placed upon them. "is 
Assoc i at 
an 
soon saw that they needed financial assistance if they were to 
carry it out successfully. Arguing that they did perform a 
service of value to the people of the state, an attempt was 
made to get a subsidy from the legislature. In this they 
railed, probably because they could not arouse enough backing 
Assoc 
among the legislators. But on February 6, 1837, 
tlon of Natural Science did receive recognition uuu.x .u. ..- 
name of The Western Academy of Natural Sciences of St. Louis by 
an Act of Incorporation. 19 
.^tifnf^^^^ l^^ ^^* °^ Incorporation, the Academy adopted a con- 
stitution, follnwincr +V,« ^„ + * __^.^ ^ . 
organiza 
Sciences of PhiladelDhia. Four 
flaecoc ^f ,. ' ""-"^-A cRjieuces oi yniiaaeipnia. r 
ann^^n ° "f ^^""^ '^""^ created, officers were to be elected 
T^..y: ^^ departments" were set ud. each with a chairma 
up, each with a chalraian 
departments wer 
Chemistry 
Zoo?ir «!?' activities of the Academy. 
and Miner 1 Natural Philosophy and Meteorology, Chemistry 
were fnll-^^ Geology. Specimens donated to the Academy 
Placed in f^''^'''^^ ^^ identified by the departments and 
Sember's';ere^o"pT; Tef dV" *' '^ °''"'' *° *'^ ^^''' 
ship dues of five dollars. 20 
ranee fee and annual 
ll/ll.T.l'.: *=??^»^. ^'"-^ "<' people , 
An 
and made public both through a pamphlet 
and 
-' wuc Acane^ j . . , in which the activities 
pointed out ^*^ ^^^"® *° businessmen and investors was 
for a few vear "^•^"^"'y "^ i^atural Sciences flourished actively 
corner of yrZ.*i established a museum at "the northeast 
contributions f ^""f Chestnut streets, upstairs, "22 and received 
father's wnif °"ni^''^^ ^^"■^' ^^° deposited some of his 
Colonel John O'^i? ''^' "^^^^^tific collection," and Ed Charles 
specimens th«t k^ u"^ Captain William Stewart contributed 
also deposited parts'o? "°''""*^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ *est. The members 
animal skins nl + personal collections of bird and 
mens and books 2 ^^ ^^ geological and mineralogical speci- 
Other activif-i 
of anthracite coal *®^^ ^ report on the discovery of a vein 
Jean NirrMi.* . t ^^^^ ^^°^ Mountain, and Information given to 
astronomer and 
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