Report of the Secretary. 
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which were to have been made at this time by Professor Blais- 
■dell of Beloit, were postponed, on account of his absence, till 
Friday. 
The secretary then announced the following removals from the 
state: 
Ex-President T. C. Chamberlain, to the University of Chicago, 
Chicago. 
Dr. C. F. Hodge, to Clark University, Worcester. 
Professor L. M. Hoskins, to the Leland Stanford, Jr.. Uni¬ 
versity, Palo Alto, Cal. 
Mr. Frank Leverett, U. S. G-eol. Survey, to Denmark, Iowa. 
Mr. George E. Luther, to Grand Rapids, Mich. 
Professor F. B. Power, to Passaic, N. J. 
Professor R. D. Salisbury, to the University of Chicago, 
Chicago. 
Mr. S. D. Townley, to the Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, 
Cal. 
These removals included two members of the council, Pro¬ 
fessors Power and Salisbury. A successor to Professor Power 
was elected at the Ripon meeting. A successor to Professor 
Salisbury was to be chosen at this meeting. 
The secretary then offered his resignation of the curatorship 
of the cabinet, on account of his duties as secretary and libra¬ 
rian. The resignation was accepted. 
The secretary then announced the favorable interpretation 
put by Secretary of State Cunningham upon the law regarding 
the printing of the Transactions, so that the cost of illustra¬ 
tions should be borne by the state. 
The president then appointed Professors Barnes, Eckels and 
Butler a committee to nominate, first, a vice-president of the 
department of letters to succeed Professor Salisbury, and, second, 
a custodian to succeed the secretary. 
The treasurer’s report was then read. (This report is printed 
immediately following these minutes.) The president appointed 
Professors Birge and Haskins and General Delaplaine a com¬ 
mittee to audit the treasurer’s account, and to nominate new 
members. 
The library committee then made a report urging that the 
state legislature be memorialized at its next session, for the 
