BULLETIN 
OF THE 
WISCONSIN NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
VOL. 2, New Series. JULY, 1902. No. 3. 
Exchanges should be mailed to the Wisconsin Natural History Society, in care 
of the Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wis. Communications should be addressed to 
the General Secretary. 
Summary of the Proceedings of the Society* 
March, April, May and June, J 902. 
Thursday, March 27, 1902. 
The meeting- was called to order by the president, Mr. Edgar 
E. Teller. 
There was a large attendance both of visitors and members. 
The president read a communication from Mr. William J. Ben- 
netts, the recording secretary, tendering his resignation on account 
of the fact that he was about to leave the city. The resignation 
was regretfully accepted. 
Mr. Charles E. Monroe was elected recording secretary to fill 
the vacancy thus caused. 
Mr. Charles E. Brown, general secretary of sections, presented 
a report of the section meetings held during the month. 
The following names were reported : Mr. Emil Schenck, of 
Deerfield, for active membership ; Mr. E. H. Stiles, of Richland 
City, for honorary membership. Referred to the board of direc- 
tors for their action. 
Mr. Carl H. Doerflinger, in behalf of the committee on revision 
of charter and by-laws, presented a revised draft of the articles of 
association of the society. Action thereon was deferred until the 
next regular meeting. 
Mr. Charles E. Brown gave notice of the recent deaths of 
Frederick Rauterberg and Herbert J. Johnson, members of the 
society. The secretary was instructed to express to the families 
of the deceased the sense of loss felt by the society in the death 
of members so actively interested in scientific pursuits, and the 
sympathy of its members in their bereavement. 
