JANUARY, 1902. 
PROCEEDINGS. 
1& 
M. D., Defiance, Ohio; Geo. Schuette, Manitowoc; C. E. Wood, 
Mukwonago; H. A. Willard, Mazomanie. 
Dr. Harlan J. Smith of the American Museum of Natural His- 
tory was elected an honorary member. 
Thursday, October 31, 1901. 
The attendance was twenty-nine at this meeting, which was 
presided over by President Teller. 
Chas. E. Brown, the secretary of sections, read the proceedings 
of a meeting of the Biology section and also of a meeting of the 
Archeology section, both of which had been held during the past 
month. 
He also reported as to the work accomplished during two ex- 
cursions made into Waukesha County on Sept. 30 and Oct. 21. 
Ten groups of undescribed mounds and several isolated mounds 
and earthworks had been surveyed and platted and considerable 
data collected in regard to the copper and stone implements pecu- 
liar to the localities. 
The following were elected to membership : Miss H. B. Mer- 
rill and Messrs. S. C. Wadmond of Racine ; Dr. H. B. Hinsdale of 
Ann Arbor, Mich. ; P. V. Lawson of Menasha, S. D. Mitchell of 
Ripon, W. H. Canfield of Baraboo, Louis Falge of Reedsville and 
Herb. J. Johnson, O. L. Plollister and W. H. Vogel of Mil- 
waukee. 
The committee appointed to look into the matter of transfer- 
ring the societv's library to the Public Museum then reported 
throue^h its Chairman, Dr. G. W. Peckham, as follows : 
''Your committee to whom was referred the question of re- 
lations between the Natural Historv Society and the Public Mu- 
seum, have the honor to report as follows : 
First. Tbev believe that in the interests of all concerned the 
librarv should be catalogued. 
Second. That exchanges should be maintained and that 
where breaks occur in the series, steps should be taken to make 
good the mis«:ing volumes. 
Third. That during certain days of each week the library 
should be open durine reasonable hours during the evening. 
Under the present conditions the librarv is inaccessible except to 
persons so fortunate ?s to be able to command their own time. 
Your commi<-tee further beli^^ve that if proper arranofements 
can be made with the Museum Trustees, that there can be no ob- 
jection to the transfer of the title to the Mu«eum. As an alterna- 
tive proposition, and in the event of the Museum not caring to 
undertake any responsibility in caring for the library, the com- 
