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TWENTY-FIRST REGULAR MEETING. 
Rooms of the Academy, 
Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1890, 9 A. M. 
President Birge in the chair. 
Report of secretary read and approved. 
In the absence of the treasurer, Hon. S. D. Hastings, Mr. 
F. W. McNair presented his report. 
The president appointed Messrs. Van Hise and Barnes 
auditing committee on treasurer’s report. 
F. M. McNair read a list of members and the amounts 
due from each to date. 
The following program was then followed: 
“Recent Progress in the Chemistry of Sugars.”—H. W. 
Hillyer. 
“ Some Observations on Lake Superior Stratigraphy.”— 
C. R. Van Hise. 
“ Electro-Deposition of Aluminum in Aqueous Solutions.” 
—A. J. Rogers. 
“ On Cleavage and Lamination in Gneisses and their Re¬ 
lation to Bedding.”—Wm. H. Hobbs. 
“The Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution.”—C. H. 
Haskins. (Read by Prof. P. J. Turner.) 
Adjourned. 
Tuesday, 2:30 P. M. 
The auditing committee reported that the treasurer’s re¬ 
port and vouchers had been examined and found to be cor¬ 
rect. Signed C. R. Van Hise and C. R. Barnes. 
On motion of Prof. Jastrow the report was approved. 
