7^ SOUTHERiX CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



Ihe total number of lectures and papers presented has been thirty- 

 five. 



The summar}- of titles and authors is as follows : 



Cosmical Induction and Potential, b:v Prof. Edgar L. Larkin. 



Scientific Ideals (President's Annual Address). Mr. Wm H. Knight. 



The Homing Pigeon, by Mr. Louis van Meter. 



A Still Hunt in Nesting Time, by Mrs. Elizabeth Grinnell. 



The Harm of Wanton Destruction of Birds, by Dr. Francis Sey- 

 mour. 



The ^Marine Laboratory at San Pedro, by Prof. Wm. A. Ritter. 



Some Late Researches in the Land of the Clifif Dwellers, illustrated, 

 by Dr George E. Cole. 



Origin. History and List of Academies of Science, by Mr. G. Major 

 Taber. 



Modern Telephony (with experiments), by Prof. J. H. Shults. 



Report on the Summer work at the Marine Biological Station at San 

 Pedro, b}' Drs. C. A. Whiting and Lyman Gregory. 



The Latest Results in Celestial Photography, b}' B. R. Baumgardt. 



The South Sea Islands, by Mr. Louis van Meter. 



The New Star in Perseus, by yiv. Wm. H. Knight. 



The Work of Prof. Simon Henr\- Gage, by Miss Agnes Claypole. 



Quicksilver. Its Occurrence, Production and L^ses, by ^Ir. R. S. Baver- 

 stock. 



Landscape Gardening and Floriculture, by Mr. Ernest Braunton. 



The ^letric System, by Prof. Melville Dozier. 



Some Problems of Nutrition, by Dr. C. A. Whiting. 



Detecting the Presence and Locating the Position of Ore Bodies in 

 Mineral Veins by Electricity, by !Mr. Fred H. Brown. 



Recent Research in Radiant Energy and Search for Zero Tempera- 

 ture, by Prof. Edgar L. Larkin. 



The Library. Historically and Locally Considered, by ]\Iiss ]Mary L. 

 Jones. 



Modern English, by yir. A. L. Bancroft. 



Some Practical Suggestions on the Study of Biological Problems of 

 this Region with Special Reference to Animal Ecology-, bv Dr. A. B. 

 Ulrey. 



The Translation of the Sun through Space, by Prof. W. W. Campbell. 



The International Dateline, by Prof. ^lelville Dozier. 



Poison Oak and the Cause of its Poison, by Dr. Carl Schwalbe. 



The Germination of Seed, by Dr. C. A. Whiting. 



Glaciers, by Prof. J. F. Chamberlain. 



Desert Mining and Observations on the Wayside on a looo Mile Tour 

 over the Eastern part of San Bernardino County, by Mr. George W. 

 Parsons. 



Modern Technique in Neurological Investigation, by Prof. B. M. 

 Davis. 



FINANCIAL. 



Receipts 



Cash on hand -Slay lO. 1901 $223.89 



Total Receipts during past year 52.3-CO $746-89 



Ezpenditures 



Rent 85.00 



Commissions on Collections 60.60 



Lecture Expenses 62.50 



Reception Expenses 16.00 



Postage Publications and Supplies 291.90 



Cash on hand with Treasurer 230.89 $746.89 



