Secretary's Report. 
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TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 
Milwaukee, December 28-30, 1896. 
Monday, December 28th. 
EVENING SESSION. 
The Academy assembled in the State Normal School building 
at eight o’clock, together with members of the Wisconsin 
Teachers’ Association and of the general public, and listened 
to an address by Professor Rollin D. Salisbury of the University 
of Chicago, on “ Greenland. ” 
The address was illustrated with the lantern and was compli¬ 
mentary to the members of the Wisconsin Teachers’ Association. 
Tuesday, December 29th. 
MORNING SESSION. 
The meeting was called to order by President C. R. Van Hise 
at 9:15 o’clock in the State Normal School building. 
The minutes of the Twenty-sixth annual meeting were read and 
approved. 
The report of the Secretary was read and accepted. 
This report included the following: 
Vol. XI. (1896-97) of the Transactions is in press, 150 pages 
having been printed and authors’ separates mostly distrib¬ 
uted. 
The membership of the Academy is now constituted as follows: 
Honorary 6, Life 9, Active 162, Corresponding 47. Total 224. 
One resignation has been sent; Mrs. Clarissa T. Tracy, Ripon. 
