94 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
TRANSACTIONS FOR OCTOBER, 1905 
I, ACADEMY SESSION. 
Los Angeles, California, May 1, 1905. 
The Annual Meeting and election of officers of the Southern Cali- 
fornia Academy of Sciences was held this evening at the State Normal 
School. 
The balloting commenced at six o’clock in the evening, and closed 
at eight. 
The result of the election was as follows: 
President: Prof. Mellville Dozier. 
Vice President: J. D. Hooker, 
Secretary: B. R. Baumgardt. 
Directors: Messrs. Comstock, Whiting and Taber. 
The lecture of the evening was by Prof. Fred. H. Beals, on ‘‘ Wire- 
less Telegraphy.’’ A large audience was present which appreciated very 
much the method and presentation of the subject, which was illustrated 
with numerous experiments. 
Adjourned. 
Secretary. 
II. MEETING OF DIRECTORS. 
Los Angeles, California, May 1, 1905. 
A meeting took place this evening at the State Normal School, with 
President Dozier in the chair. 
Present: Dozier, Ulrey, Parsons, Comstock, Woodbridge, Davidson 
and Baumgardt. 
Several accounts were presented, audited and paid. 
The following applicants for membership were passed upon favorably: 
Homer Schieber, Oliver M. Foster, G. lL. Holten. 
In response to a letter of the President, Dr. Woodbridge, the Chair- 
man of the Agricultural Chemical Section, was present and made a 
statement of the activities of the Section during the past year. 
Dr. Woodbridge was requested by the Board to report to the Acad- 
emy at the June meeting. 
Adjourned. 
Secretary. 
IiI. MEETING OF SECTIONS. 
1. Section of Biology. 
State Normal School, May 8, 1905. 
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman of the Section. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 
Owing to the unavoidable absence of the Secretary, Mr. F. C. Clark 
acted as Secretary pro tem. 
Prof. Ulrey spoke briefly concerning some recent literature on 
advanced work in study of origin of species. 
Then Dr. Bebb spoke upon the comparative anatomy of teeth and 
skulls of mammals and other animals. He-answered many questions and 
gave much light upon many obscure points. The lecture was illustrated 
by good lantern slides. 
