NOVEMBER, 1905. 
PROCEEDINGS. 
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Requests were received from several libraries to exchange with the 
society. These were granted. 
Applications for membership were received from the following-: 
Oscar Altpeter, Alfred Fischer, Robert Wild, and Wm. Orth. Mr. EL 
L. Ward, the director of the Public Museum then read an interesting 
and comprehensive paper, illustrated with stereopticon slides on 
"Meteors and Meteorities." 
February 26, 1903. 
President Teller in the Chair. Twenty-five persons present. 
Mr. Adolph Biersaeh reported a meeting of the biological sections 
held Feb. 12, at which Messrs. Finger, Brown, Lotz, and Teller took 
part in the proceedings. 
Mr. Charles E. Brown reported a meeting of the archaeological 
section held Feb. 20, at which papers were read by Prof. Wm. H. 
Beach and Miss Julia Lapham; and papers by J. T. Reede of Calumet, 
Mich., and W. R. Moorehead of Andover, Mass., were read by members 
present at the meeting. 
Applications for membership were received from the following: 
II. W. Frieden of Mineral Point, Wis., and H. P. Severin of Winne- 
conne, Wis. 
A paper by Ernst Bruncken on the flora of the lake shore region 
of Milwaukee County was read b}^ the secretary. 
March 26 a 1903. 
President Teller in the Chair. Fifty persons present. 
Mr. Frank Collins Baker, curator of the Chicago Academy of 
Sciences then delivered a lecture, illustrated with stereopticon slides 
upon the subject "Snails; How and Where they Live." 
At the conclusion of the address, the president expressed the 
thanks of the society to the lecturer. 
April 30, 1903. 
Annual meeting. President Teller in the Chair. 
Dr. F. C. Mock read a paper on the subject "Comparative Anatomy 
find Evolution"', showing how the obscurities presented by individual 
ontogeny are elucidated by the study of comparative anatomy, and 
how the doctrine of evolution is supported by both. 
The President extended the thanks of the society to the lecturer 
for his able and interesting address. 
The Treasurer presented his annual report, summarized as fol- 
lows: 
Balance on hand April 24, 1902 $103 11 
Cash received during the year ending April 30, 1903 347 90 
Total disbursements for the year 
Cash on hand April 30, 1903 * 
$451 01 
$396 35 
54 66 
$451 01 
The Secretary presented a verbal report. Both reports were 
accepted. 
The Secretary then reported on the meeting of the biological sec- 
tions held April 9th. 
