SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES lor 



Annual Report* of the Treasurer to May 31, 1 904 



To the Board of Directors, Southern California Academy of Sciences: 



Gentleinien: I have the honor to submit the following financial re- 

 port for the fiscal year ending May 31, 1904. 

 Reported receipts by A. Davidson, Treasiirer, May 1 to Sept. 21, 



1903 (including amount on hand May 1) $357.99 



Reported disbursements 306 . 98 



Balance turned over by former Treasurer $ 51.01 



Total receipts from Secretary, Sept. 22, 1903, to May 31, 1904 $468.88 



Total receipts by present Treasurer $51£'.89 



Total disbursements by present Treasurer 519.11 



Balance on liand May 31, 1904 $ .78 



Disbursements, as below: 



Printing of Bulletins and notices of meetings $286.11 



Rent of hall 210.00 



Sundry expenses (colleccions, advertising, hire of lantern, etc.).. 23.00 



Total $519 . 11 



Outsitanding accounts are fairiy offset by uncollected dues of mem- 

 bers, there being practically no siirplus above running expenses. 



Respectfully, 



G. MAJOR TABER, Treasurer. 



Report* of Section of Astronomy for Year 

 1903-1904 



The Section has held regular monthly meetings during the year, with 

 fairly good attendance and excellent interest in the subjects presented 

 for consideration. 



The topics considered during the year have covered quite a wide 

 range, including some that were purely astronomical, and otihers that 

 were astro-plhysical. 



The December meeting was of unusual initeresit, having been de- 

 voted to a s^Tnposium on the life and character of Herbert JSpencer, par- 

 ticipated in by Sieveral members of the Academy and by several schol- 

 arly gentlemen from Tvithout. 



At the January and February meetings the Section was highly fav- 

 ored by the pTesenee of Professor Hale of the Yerkes ObservaJtory, who 

 delivered most interesting and instructive lectures on the Sun, a subject 

 on which he has become a recognized authority. 



In connection with Professor Hale 's work the Section congratu- 

 lates itself and the Academy and the scientific interests of the com- 

 munity at large that the favorable conditions of our atmosphere have 

 induced the authorities of the Yerkes Observatory to establish a station 

 for so^ar study and observaition on Mount Wilson. 



This is an enterprise that appeals to th^e appreciation of every 

 citizen but especially to that of the Academy of Sciences. 



At the March and April meetings of the Section, the topics were 

 in the field of pure mathematics, being respectively the principles and 



