Proceedings of the Academy. 691 
Changes since Last Annual Report 
New Memberships taken .. ... 8 
Active members in 1917. 208 
216 
Resignations ... 2 
Dropped for non-payment of dues. 4 6 
Present Active Membership .210 210 
New Application to be acted on at this Meeting. 48 
I very much regret to report the death of Charles Richard Van 
Hise, who served the Academy as President from 1894 to 1896, and 
was elected to a Life Membership December 29, 1897. He died No¬ 
vember 19, 1918. 
R. H. WHITBECK, 
Acting Secretary. 
The annual report of the Treasurer was then presented and 
adopted: 
Report of the Treasurer for the Year 1918 
Receipts 
Received from Dues and Initiations .. $187.17 
Received from Sale of Transactions . - 14.39 
Received from Interest on Liberty Bonds. 14.44 
216.00 
Balance on hand April 9, 1918 . 549.33 
Disbursements 765.33 
One-half of Secretary-Treasurer’s Allowance . $100.00 
Safety-Deposit Box Rent . 3.00 
Purchase of Bonds of Third Liberty Loan . 400.00 
503.00 
Balance on hand March 20, 1919 . 262.33 
765.33 
Present Permanent Investment consists of 25 City of Madison Bonds, 
and 4 bonds of the Third Liberty Loan of the United States. 
ARTHUR BEATTY, 
Treasurer . 
The meeting then adjourned. 
