Proceedings of the Academy. 
1361 
the next meeting of the academy, and that the resolntion be 
printed in the preliminary notice of the next meeting. 
Resolved , That for the furtherance of the study of Folk-lore 
in any and all of its various phases, the Wisconsin Academy of 
Sciences, Arts ahd Letters would look with favor upon the 
formation of a Folk-lore Society in the State of Wisconsin 
under, if practicable, the auspices of, and as a branch of the 
American Folk-lore Society, which is the national society or¬ 
ganized in America for the general study of Folk-lore in all 
its branches throughout America. 
Now in view of the fact that the above named national or¬ 
ganization is devoting its entire energies to the study of Folk¬ 
lore in all parts of America and that its members are engaged 
in active research along the lines of Folk-lore, and that there 
now exist various sections of this society known as state 
branches, and further, 
That this national society and its various branches are now 
publishing a journal of world wide circulation, known as the 
Journal of American Folk-lore, the sole purpose of which is 
the publication and dissemination of knowledge of American 
Folk-lore, and that this valuable publication is sent by the 
American Folk-lore society to each of its members, both those 
of the general society and those of the branches and further, 
That since it is the desire of this Academy to foster all 
branches of science, arts and letters, and especially where these 
are within the State of Wisconsin, therefore be it 
Resolved, That the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts 
and Letters will be pleased to co-operate with such an organi¬ 
zation founded for the study of Folk-lore in Wisconsin. 
Mr. C. E. Brown moved that the President of the Academy 
appoint a committee of five to consider ways and means of 
bringing about closer affiliations between the Academy and the 
related State societies. This motion was put to a vote and 
carried. The president later appointed Arthur Beatty, Chair¬ 
man, George P. Barth, Charles E. Brown, Louis Kahlenberg, 
and Dr. Lewis Sherman. 
The meeting then adjourned. 
Arthur Beatty, 
Secretary . 
