The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-17
so1EyoE. AIRS AND LnrrEns.
Important Meeting of the Academy

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Important Meeting of the Academy.
The Wyoming Academy of Sciences,
Arts and Letters convened in an
annual meeting on the evening of the
18th inst, in the Territorial Library.
There was a general attendance of
active members.
Upon calling the meeting to order
Ex-Governor Hoyt, president, briefly
revised the work OF the past year,
pointed out certain deficiencies, urged
the Importance of increased energy and
efficiency of business management, as
we'll as of zeal in scientific work, and
foreshadowed some interesting plans
for placing the society upon a secure
foundation.
The report of the secretary, showing
the necessity for prompt and thorough
collection Of dues, in order to an i'm
mediate publication of the first volume
of the academy's transactions, and to
clear off all other Indebtedness, the
duty of such collection was laid upon
vne treasurer, and a special finance
committee was appointed to settle with
the secretary and treasurer, adjust any
outstanding claims, and to make pc
cuniary arrangements for the printing
and distribution of the transactions
under direction of the standing COM
mittee on publication.
Tie election of officers of the academy
for the ensuing year resulted in the
choice of the following persons:
President-Ex-G Governor John w.
Hoyt, NJ. D., LII. d.
Honorary vice presidents-Governor
William Hale, Hon. James France
Rawlins; Hon. William Ware Peck,
Cheyenne.
General secretary-A. Judson Gray,
NJ. D.
Treasurer-H. S. Oliver, esq, Chey-
enne.
DIRECTOR of the museum = Frank
Bond, A. b., Cheyenne.
Librarian-Hon. John Slaughter.
Following are the officers of the
several departments:
Department of the sciences-Vice-
president, Professor Gilbert E. Bailey,
A. NJ, M. E.
Secretary-H. B. Patten, c. E., Chey-
enne, Counselors-L. W. Finfrock, Lara.
mic City; M. G. Barkwell, NJ. D., Chey-
enne; James Van A. Carter, NJ. D.,
Evanston.
Department of the Arts.-Vice pres
ident, Hon. W. Holiday, Laramie
City; secretary, J. B. Morrow, Chey-
enne; Counselors-John Culley, A. c.
E., Cheyenne; A. G. Beckworth; Evans
ton; Hon.EH. ca Nickerson, Miners
Delight.
Department of Letters Especially in
GLIDING history).-Vice president, Rev.
George @. Rafter, D.. D., Cheyenne;
secretary, Hon. J. R. Whitehead,
Cheyenne; Counselors-E. A. Slack,
Cheyenne; j. H. Hayford, NJ. D., Lara
mic; j. G. Friend, Rawlins.
Standing committees were appointed
as follows:
On Nominations for Membership
Hon. j. w. Fisher, w. w. Crook, M.
D., j. Y. Cowhick, d. D., Cheyenne.
On papers presented to the Academy
Professor N. E. Stark, M. A, Rev. G.. M.
Sanders, Cheyenne; Professor Fitch,
Laramie City.
On Finauce-F. E. Warren, J.. W.
Collins, l. @. Whipple, Cheyenne.
On the Museum-Hon. ]. R. White
head, Cheyenne; G. E. B~lydenburg, M.
E., Rawlins; E. W. Whitcomb, Chey-
enne.
On the Library. G. Baird, Chey-
enne;J j. Z. Friend, Rawlins; Hon. John
Slaughter, Cheyenne.
The committee on publication con-
sists Of the president, heads Of depart
ments and the general secretary.
Having completed the business OF
the session, at quite a late hour the
academy adjourned until the third
Monday in January next, f6r the read.
ing and discussion of such papers as
Shall be prepared for the occasion.
The first session of the third annual
meeting seems to have been highly sat
isfactory to members generally, who
manifest the purpose to take up the
work of the society with renewed en-
ergy and express strong confidence in
its future Importance n usefulness.