PROCEEDINGS. 
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 
MINUTES OF THE FIELD MEETING OF 1892. 
Held at Ripon and Green Lake , June 2d and 3d. 
On Thursday evening, June 2d, at 8 o’clock, the members 
assembled in Ripon College Chapel. After a brief word of wel¬ 
come from Rev. Rufus C. Flagg, President of Ripon College, 
Professor C. R. Barnes delivered an address on “Asa Gray,” 
which was listened to with much interest. 
On Friday morning a session of the Academy was held in the 
biological lecture room of the college. In the temporary ab¬ 
sence of the presiding officer, Vice-President A. H. Tolman, Mr. 
Reuben G. Thwaites was called to the chair. In view of the fact 
that the minutes of the last meeting had been printed in volume 
VIII of the Transactions, their reading at this time was dispensed 
with. The Secretary read a letter from Professor F. B. Power, 
Vice-President of the Department of Letters, resigning his 
office because of removal to Passaic, N. J. On motion of Pro¬ 
fessor Barnes, the resignation was accepted. It was then 
moved that the name of Professor Power be placed on the list 
of corresponding members of the Academy. Carried. This ac¬ 
tion made it necessary to elect a vice-president to succeed Pro¬ 
fessor Power. Professor J. J. Blaisdell of Beloit was nominated 
for this office, and was unanimously elected. The pro tempore 
presiding officer nominated Prolessors Marsh, Hillyer and 
Chandler a committee on new members, and instructed them to 
report at the evening session. 
The librarian then reported the success of the plan of the 
library committee to increase the efficiency of the library, by 
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