SEMI-CENTENNIAL MEDALLION 
OF THE 
WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, ARTS, AND LETTERS. 
Тн memorial medallion reproduced on the opposite page was sent to the 
New Zealand Institute with the following printed note :— 
Herewith is sent a copy of the medallion which commemorates the 
fiftieth anniversary of the Academy. It was designed by the sculptor 
Leonard Crunelle, of Chicago. 
The obverse bears the figure of Minerva with a motto from Lucretius—- 
Naturae species ratioque. The reverse bears the ae of six leading 
members of the Academy during the half centur 
Tuomas C. CHAMBERLIN (1845-  ): есйм: Professor, Beloit 
College; State Geologist, Wisconsin ; — University of 
Wisconsin; now Ресен, Universit ty of Chicag 
INCREASE A, LAPHAM (1811-1875), of Milwaukee : Q^ ee natu- 
ralist, geologist ; State Geologist, Wisconsin, 1873-1875. 
Grorce W. РескнаАМ (1845-1914), of Milwaukee: Teacher, librarian, 
ai ogist 
Rotanp D. IRVING (1847-1888), me Madison: Geologist ; Professor, 
University of Wisconsin; Geologist, Wisconsin and Unit 
States Geological Surveys 
WirriAM Е. ALLEN (1830-1889), of Madison: Historian; Professor 
of Latin and History, University of Wisconsin 
HILO R. Hoy (1816-1892), of Racine : Physician, naturalist. 
All of these men contributed largely to the success of the Academy ; 
five were among its founders; each served as its President except 
Dr. Lapham, who was its first Secretary and acted in that capacity until 
his death. 
An account of the medallion and sketches of the lives of the six 
members will appear in vol. 20 of the Transactions of the Academy, 
now in press. 
