PROCEEDINGS OF THE 
Twenty-Third Annual Session of the 
Iowa Academy of Science 
The meetings of the Twenty-third Annual Session of the Iowa Academy of 
Science were held at the State University, Iowa City, in room 107, Natural 
Science Building, on April 30 and May 1, 1909. 
In the business meetings the following matters of general interest were pre- 
sented: 
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 
To the Members of the Iowa Academy of Science: 
The twenty-second annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science was held 
at Iowa State Normal School, Cedar Falls, on May 1 and 2, 1908. The following 
fellows and members were in attendance: Messrs. Almy, Arey, Bailey, Bates, 
Bartholomew, Begeman, Bennett, Cable, Calvin, Chapman, Crawford, Guthe, 
Hersey, Jenner, Kay, Kinney, Morehouse, Newton, Nutting, Page, Pammel, Rock- 
wood, Ross, Shimek, Smith, Stookey, Summers, Tilton, Walters, Wheat, Wilson, 
making a total attendance of thirty-one. 
On Friday evening, May 1st, Professor John L. Tilton, gave th^ president’s 
address on “Science Required for a General Education.” Because of physical 
condition. Professor T. C. Chamberlain who was expected to give the evening 
lecture, found it necessary to send his co-worker. Professor Moulton, who gave 
an address on “Old and New Theories on the Formation of the Barth.” 
The membership of the Academy is slowly increasing. Four names were 
added to the list of fellows, and twelve to the list of members. This is not as 
large an increase in membership as in the preceding year. It has been some 
time since names were added to the Academy Council. At the last meeting 
fourteen members of the council were in attendance. The secretary recom- 
mends the increase of the size of the council. An amendment to the constitu- 
tion was proposed instituting a life membership. According to instruction the 
secretary sent due notice of the proposed amendment to the fellows of the 
Academy. A recommendation was adopted with reference to the awarding of 
an annual prize for meritorious scientific research work done in Iowa. Arrange- 
ment for the awarding of the prize was left to the executive committee. Letters 
were sent to the members of the committee and the replies received were at 
such variance that the secretary at once abandoned the hope of formulating 
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