1398 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. 
Charles Frederick A. Zimmerman, principal of the seventeenth dis¬ 
trict school, Milwaukee, a member of the Academy since June 6, 1895, 
who died at his home June 20, 1906. 
Edmund Andrews, physician and professor of clinical surgery in 
Northwestern University, a corresponding member of the Academy 
since 1875 or 1876, who died at his home in Chicago, January —, 1904. 
Memorial sketches of these deceased members will appear in the 
forthcoming second part of Volume XV of the Transactions. 
Since the last meeting, Volume XV, Part 1, of the Transactions has 
been published. This part contains twelve articles, occupying 272 
pages, and illustrated by eight plates and seven text figures. Part 2 of 
Volume XV is now in the hands of the printers. In the printing of 
this half volume the same vexatious delays on the part of the state 
printer have obtained that have been experienced in past years. The 
time required for printing has been made somewhat greater by the in¬ 
creased amount of material included in this half volume, but this fur¬ 
nishes no satisfactory excuse for the printer’s delay. 
Two years ago, the secretary was authorized to have the volumes of 
the Transactions printed in smaller parts, of about one hundred pages 
each. Circumstances connected with the publication of Volume XV 
made it seem impracticable at that time to put the new plan into 
practice. The secretary is of the opinion that the adoption of this 
method of printing will do something toward obviating the present 
annoying delays, and unless unforeseen obstacles present themselves 
the plan will be put into effect in the publication of Volume XVI. 
With the present income of the Academy, it will be possible to add at 
least one hundred dollars each year to the permanent fund, and also to 
appropriate a considerable amount for the extension of the library. 
The only apparent way in which the income of the Academy can be 
materially increased is by the extension of its active membership. To 
this end a canvass has been undertaken among those citizens of the 
state who might be supposed to be interested in the work of the Acad¬ 
emy, with the gratifying result that a larger number of applications for 
election to membership are to be presented at this than at any previous 
meeting. It is intended to continue this canvass during the coming 
year. An amendment to the constitution is to be voted on at this 
meeting, which, if adopted, will authorize the council to elect persons 
to membership in the Academy in the interim between the annual meet¬ 
ings. The proposed change is in line with the practice of many similar 
societies, and would make possible a canvass for new members through¬ 
out the year, instead of practically confining it, as at present, to the 
few weeks immediately preceding the annual meeting. 
Respectfully submitted, 
C. E. Allen, 
Secretary. 
