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Wisconsin Academy of Sciences , Arts and Letters . 
TWENTY-SECOND REGULAR MEETING. 
Rooms of the Academy. 
Tuesday, Dec. 29th, 1891. 
Meeting called to order at 9:30 A. M. 
Vice-president F. B. Power in the chair. 
The report of the secretary was read and accepted. 
The treasurer, Hon. 8. D. Hastings, then read his report. 
It was moved and carried that the following members be 
made honorary members of the Academy: 
Prof. C. E. Bennett, Providence, R. I. 
Mr. Ira M. Buell, Sun Prairie, Wis. 
Prof. J. W. Stump, Oswego, Y. Y. 
Prof. C. D. Marx, Palo Alto, Cal. 
The treasurer was given authority to drop from the list 
of members all who were in arrears more than three years. 
The presiding officer appointed Prof. C. D. Marsh, Mr. 
Frank Leverett and Rev. A. Y. Somers, a committee to 
audit the treasurer's report. 
The report of the librarian and custodian was next read. 
The librarian reported that the books of the library had 
been re-arranged and a card catalogue begun. He recom¬ 
mended to the Academy the appointment of a library com¬ 
mittee of three, including the librarian, to consider means 
of enlarging the library and making it more accessible to 
members. It was further recommended that this commit¬ 
tee be authorized to purchase from the funds of the 
Academy such odd volumes as may be necessary to com¬ 
plete the series of important journals. 
It was moved by Prof. Van Hise to amend by requir¬ 
ing the expenditures of the committee to be subject to the 
approval of the council. Carried. 
