Excerpt from Transactions of the Twenty-Eight and Twenty-Ninth Annual Meetings, Vol. 15: Of the Kansas Academy of Science; 1895-1896 The Kansas Academy of Science convened for the twenty-eighth meeting in the lecture room of Snow Hall, Kansas University, Lawrence, January 2, 1896, at 3 P. M. President Knaus in the chair. The secretary called the roll, and the following members responded to their names: E. B. Knerr, Warren Knaus, D. E. Lantz, E. C. Murphy, E. Miller, L. E. Sayre, F. H. Snow, T. H. Dinsmore, jr., W. A. Snow, D. S. Kelly, A. H. Thompson, B. B. Smyth, J. T. Lovewell, E. Haworth, J. T. Willard. A number of visitors were present, and before adjournment other members appeared, having arrived on later trains. Committees were appointed by President Knaus, as follows: On program and press: L. E. Sayre, T. H. Dinsmore, jr., W. A. Snow. On membership: E. C. Murphy, D. S. Kelly, E. Miller. On resolutions: A. H. Thompson, E. B. Knerr, B. B. Smyth. On nominations: F. H. Snow, S. W. Williston, J. T. Lovewell. On time and place for next meeting: E. Haworth, D. E. Lantz, J. T. Willard. Secretary read the correspondence which had accumulated during the year. President Knaus made a verbal report on the printing of volume XIV of the Transactions. In the evening President Knaus delivered the retiring president's address, which was highly appreciated by the members present, inasmuch as the history of the Academy was reviewed, and the more important papers that have thus far been presented were classified and commented upon. After the president's address was concluded, various topics of a business interest to the Academy were discussed, chiefly relative to the division of the Academy into sections, appropriations by the legislature, the preparation of monographs on the natural resources of Kansas. A. H. Thompson read a paper (1) "On the publication by the Academy of scientific monographs on the natural resources of Kansas." On motion, the chair appointed as committee on monographs, A. H. Thompson, E. Haworth, S. W. Williston. 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.

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Excerpt from Transactions of the Twenty-Sixth and Twenty-Seventh Annual Meetings of the Kansas Academy of Science (1893-1894), Vol. 14 Loess, slope, with gravel below 30 ft. Limestone, five or six layers 10 ft. Limestone, massive, oolite 6 ft. Limestone, thin layers, 3 to 5 inches each, and shale partings, 5 Limestone, two and three layers. Limestone, shale ft. Limestone, cuboidal blocks to bottom of quarry fl. Limestone ledge at tank, perhaps ft. Slope. Mostly shale, but probably a hard ledge ttt Ledge, two or three layers 3 ft. 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.

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Excerpt from Transactions of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Annual Meetings of the Kansas Academy of Science, 1887-88, Vol. 11: With the Reports of the Secretary Section 3 of the Constitution of the Academy was amended by the addition, to the sentence relating to the annual memberships, of the following: but the Secre tary and Treasurer of the Academy shall be exempt from the payment of dues dur ing the years of their service. 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.

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