NOUR EIN GALRRORNIA AGADEMY OF SCIENCES 97 
Seeretary. Your present Secretary has served in this capacity in the 
past twelve years. Owing to pressure of private affairs, he has not been 
able to give the attention to the Academy’s business that it requires, 
and which heretofore it has received. 
The need of an efficient Secretary, with ample time to give to the 
details of the Academy’s affairs—to its publicity, to its membership 
expansion, to its relationship with similar institutions throughout the 
land, as well as to the community in which it is located—is, perhaps, a 
more urgent need than anything else. 
It is not to be expected that any institution, such as the Academy 
of Sciences, can make its influence felt properly until an officer can be 
secured, who can devote all his time to the promotion of the interests of 
the Academy. When the Academy has progressed far enough to warrant 
the fulfillment of these conditions, then—and only then—ean such 
progress be attained. That this may come to pass in the near future 
is the earnest wish and hope of your present Secretary. 
B. R. BAUMGARDT, Secretary. 
In subsequent remarks Mr. Baumgardt urged the Academy to secure 
a larger attendance at its meetings and a larger membership, in view of 
the trifling expense at which more valuable scientific lectures were fur- 
nished without an alluring fee and not only to the members but to the 
general community. 
Reports were then received from the chairmen of the several sec- 
tions: Mr. Knight for the Astronomical, Prof. Ulrey for the Biological, 
Mr. Parsons for the Geological, Dr. Davidson for the Botanical, and Dr. 
Woodbridge for the Agricultural. 
In pleasant terms President Dozier referred to the good work out- 
lined in these transactions of the Academy. 
Dr. Kress was then introduced and gave a most valuable and 
elaborate paper on the subject of ‘‘The Warfare Against Tuberculosis: 
What it Means.’’ Numerous illustrations both instructive and im- 
pressive gave emphasis to the essay. 
The ‘Academy then adjourned to meet on the first Monday evening 
of October next. 
II. REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE ACADEMY 
The Treasurer, Mr. G. Major Taber, presented his report to the 
effect that during the year $643.78 had been received and $582.97 ex- 
pended, and that a balance of $60.81 remained in the treasury. 
1. Section of Biology. 
The Biological Section of The Southern California Academy of 
Sciences held seven meetings during the past year. 
The following formal papers were presented in the order named: 
‘On the Structure and Functions of the Lumbar Enlargement of 
the Cord,’’ Prof. C. A. Whiting. 
“Some Unicellular Organisms Found in Westlake Park, 72a T Ose A. 
B. Ulrey. 
“*Phosphorescence in Unicellular Organisms,’’ Dr. Eleanore Seymore. 
““Chlorophylle in Animal Forms,’’ Prof, C. A. Whiting. 
“Mammalian Eeology,’’ Prof, Grunnell. 
“Some Aspects of the Work of the City Bacteriologist,’’ Dr. Leonard. 
““Some Aspects of Cellular Chemistry,’’ Dr. Edith Claypole. 
