1396 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts,, and Letters. 
Afternoon Session. 
The meeting was called to order by President Kahlenberg. 
The whole of the session was devoted to the reading and discussion of 
papers. 
Thursday Evening. 
The annual dinner, given by the local members of the Academy, com¬ 
plimentary to the visiting members and guests, was held at the Madison 
Woman’s Club building. Thirty-six persons were present, of whom ten 
were from out of town. 
After the dinner, President Kahlenberg acting as toastmaster, short 
talks were given by Messrs. W. W. Daniells, E. B. Hutchins, E. A. Birge, 
R. A Harper, and E. B. Skinner, and Miss Lutie Stearns. 
Friday, February 8. 
Morning Session. 
The meeting was called to order by President Kahlenberg, and the 
reading of papers was at once taken up. 
Paper number 38 was read by the secretary in the absence of the 
author. 
Dr. Davis presented the report of the auditing committee, who had 
examined the accounts and vouchers of the treasurer and had found his 
report correct. The reports of the treasurer and of the committee were 
received and placed on file. 
Afternoon Session. 
The meeting was called to order by President Kahlenberg. 
A supplementary report of the membership committee was read by 
the secretary. In accordance with this report, and upon motion of B. 
M. Allen, the secretary was instructed to cast the ballot of the Academy 
for the following named persons as members of the Academy: 
Katherine Bones.Genoa Junction 
T. E. Brittingham .. Madison 
Adolph Finkler.Milwaukee 
Eugene Allen Gilmore.. Madison 
Edward B. Hall.Madison 
John Louis Kind.Madison 
Jonathan Risser . Beloit 
William Henry Shephard...Madison 
The reading of papers was then resumed, and the program was com¬ 
pleted, paper number 39 being read by the secretary in the absence of 
the author. 
The meeting then adjourned. 
C. E. Allen, Secretary. 
