580 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts , and Letters. 
Corresponding Members. 
Mr. J. C. Foye, Armour Institute, Chicago, Ill. 
Pres. John M. Coulter, Lake Forest Univ., Lake Forest, Ill. 
Prof. A. H. Tolman, Chicago, Ill. 
Prof. H. C. Tolman, Chapel Hill, N. C. 
Prof. H. B. Loomis, Evanston, Ill. 
The secretary was ordered to cast the ballot for the above 
candidates. 
The auditing committee reported the treasurer’s accounts and 
vouchers correct. The treasurer’s report was thereupon ap¬ 
proved. 
On motion of Prof. Van Hise the report was accepted and the 
resolution adopted. 
The committee on the library reported that Mr. R. G-. Thwaites, 
the secretary of the State Historical Society, offered to aid the 
librarian and his assistant in the distribution of the books, by 
instructing some member of the staff of the State Historical 
Library to charge and ship books of the Academy to members on 
occasions when the librarian or his assistant cannot be in at¬ 
tendance at the library. If this were found to be a considera¬ 
ble burden, the Historical Library would expect a return in 
money to pay for the clerical assistance rendered. This offer of 
Mr. Thwaites was thankfully accepted by the Academy and the 
details of the plan were left with the Library committee. The 
council was authorized to expend money for care of library. 
The literary program was then resumed and the following 
papers were read: 
3. The geographical distribution of the vote on the ratifica¬ 
tion of the federal constitution (1787-8), by O. G-. Libby, 
Madison. 
Discussed by Prof. Turner, the secretary, Prof. Van Hise, 
the presiding officer and the author. 
4. Notes on a study in English colonial government, by 
Victor E. Coffin, Madison. 
5. The transcontinental exploration of Lewis & Clark, by 
James D. Butler, Madison. 
6. Maximum stresses in bridge members, L. M. Hoskins, Palo 
Alto, California. 
