Vols. for 1881/82- include the Report of the secretary.

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Excerpt from Transactions of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Annual Meetings of the Kansas Academy of Science, Vol. 8: 1881-82, With the Report of the Secretary The fourteenth, manual meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science was held in Topeka, opening on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 9th, 1881, and occupying the remainder of that day and the two days following. Lectures were delivered upon the evenings of the 9th and 10th in Representative Hall. The lecture of the evening of the 9th was upon the subject, "Botany Popularly Considered," by Mr. E. N. Plank, of Independence; while that of the evening of the 10th was delivered by Professor George E. Patrick, of the State University, upon "Chemistry in the Arts." During the sessions of November 10th and 11th, the following papers were presented and discussed: "Genesis and Geology," Rev. J. H. Carruth. "The Agate Beds of Trego County, Kansas," Joseph Savage. "Preparatory Stages of a Leaf-eating Lady-bird (Epilachna corrupta)" E. A. Popenoe. "Ancient Stone Remains on the Continental Divide in Colorado," J. R. Mead. "Some New Medicinal Herbs indigenous to Kansas," Dr. W. S. Newlon. "The Leavenworth Coal Mines," Joseph Savage. "The Analysis of Drinking Waters," Professor G. H. Failyer. "Notes on the Habits of Certain Momotidae," G. F. Gaumer. "Visualized Numerals," Dr. A. H. Thompson. "The Impurities of Water as Affecting its Value for Domestic and Manufacturing Purposes, and a Mode of Purifying It," William Tweeddale. "Salt Wells of Wichita," J. R. Mead. "Igneous Rocks of Kansas," Robert Hay. "Preliminary List of Kansas Invertebrate Fossils," George S. Chase. "The Constitution of the Sun," Prof. H. S. S. Smith. "The Fossils of Riley County," Silas C. Mason. "Notes on a Trip to Mammoth Cave," Prof. J. T. Lovewell. "Archaeological Explorations in the Pecos Valley," Prof. F. H. Snow. "The Physical Basis of Ghosts," Wm. M. Crichton. "Plants of Montgomery County, Kansas," E. N. Plank. "Importance of the Spelling Reform," Prof G. M. Stearns. The following board of officers were elected for a term of one year: President, Prof J. T. Lovewell, Topeka; Vice Presidents, Joseph Savage and Rev. J. H. Carruth, of Lawrence; Secretary, E. A. Popenoe, Manhattan; Treasurer, R. J. Brown, Leavenworth. A committee consisting of Joseph Savage, I. T. Goodnow and J. T. Lovewell, appointed for the purpose of securing funds for the erection of a suitable monument to the memory of Prof B. F. Mudge, presented a preliminary report. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Excerpt from Transactions of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science (1872), With Reports of the Secretary, Vol. 1 Pursuant to this call, a meeting of the naturalists of the State was held in Lincoln College, Topeka, Kansas; September Ist, 1868. On mature deliberation and thorough discussion, an organization was effected under the name of the Kansas Natural History Society. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.