JOURNAL 



OF THE 



Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 



TWENTIETH YEAR 

 J904 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA ACADEMY 

 OF SCIENCE. 



The first annual meeting of the North Carolina Academy 

 of Science was held at Trinity College, Durham, Nov. 28 and 

 29, 1902. 



A business session was called to order on the morning of 

 the 28th in the physics lecture room. The executive com- 

 mittee made its report and announced the election of twenty- 

 three members. 



On motion the executive committee was authorized to pub- 

 lish the proceedings of this meeting, including the constitu- 

 tion and by-laws. 



The following amendment to the constitution was proposed, 

 to be acted on at the next annual meeting: To insert after 

 Section 2, Article II.: 



''Section 3. Any individual who shall contribute one hun- 

 dred dollars to the maintenance of the Academy may be 

 elected a patron of the Academy.'' 



After the busidess session the presentation of papers was 

 taken up and continued through the afternoon session. 



In the evening an address of welcome was delivered by 

 Judge R. W. Winston of Durham ; Professor Collier Cobb 

 responding for the Academy. The retiring president, Pro- 

 fessor W. L. Poteat, then delivered his address ; subject, 

 "Science and Life." This was followed by a reception to the 



