Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, Τόμος 1Academy, 1876 |
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1875.-REGULAR MEETING abundant Academy of Natural appointed arrow-head ARTICLE August Bembidium Board of Trustees Boisd bones Boulder C. C. Parry chair Clear Creek Coleoptera collection color Colorado committee common Cook farm copper axe corresponding members Cress D. A. N. S. VOL Davenport Denver diameter elected regular members elytra Empire City explored Fabr Farquharson feet femora flint Fort Bridger Geology Hageboeck Harpalus Hippodamia Illinois inches Indians Iowa July June Kirby Lake Villa Linn margin Messrs mound-builders mountains Museum Natural Sciences Notoxus pipe Plate posterior President Hazen President Parry PROC Prof pronotum Putnam regular meeting Report Rock Island Rock River Saprinus Scudd Secretary Section September shells skeletons skulls Society species Spring Lake stone Summit Canon surface Thos tibiæ tion Toolesboro U. S. Naval Observatory Utah Utah Lake Vice-President Barler Vice-President Hazen voted W. H. Pratt Wind River yellow
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Σελίδα 125 - I have seen several such pieces in the hands of savages; and since they are very superstitious, they esteem them as divinities, or as presents given to them to promote their happiness by the gods who dwell beneath the water. For this reason they preserve these pieces of copper wrapped up with their most precious articles. In some families they have been kept for more than fifty years; in others, they have descended from time out of mind — being cherished as domestic gods.
Σελίδα 100 - All of the largest mounds and several of the smaller are upon the high ground, from one hundred and twenty to one hundred and fifty feet above the river.
Σελίδα 131 - Muskohge dialect, assures me that time out of mind they passed the woof with a shuttle; and they have a couple of threddles, which they move with the hand so as to enable them to make good dispatch, something after our manner of weaving.
Σελίδα 55 - After reports of committees had been heard, the Association proceeded to the election of officers, which resulted as follows: President, Dr.
Σελίδα 239 - ARTICLE II ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND MEETINGS SECTION 1 . The officers shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting, and a majority shall be required for choice. Proxies shall not be allowed. The term of office shall be for one year, and until a successor shall be elected. Vacancies occurring during the year shall be filled by the Managers. SECTION 2. The...
Σελίδα 241 - Library into three classes, namely: (a) those which are not to be removed from the building; (b) those which may be taken from the halls only by written permission of three members of the committee, who shall take a receipt for the same and be responsible for their safe return; (c) those which may circulate under the following rules.
Σελίδα 125 - What shall I say of his riches ? You think yourselves rich when you have ten or twelve sacks of corn, and hatchets, and kettles, and other things of the kind. He has more cities than you have men, which are scattered over a space of more than five hundred leagues. In each city there are...
Σελίδα 17 - Any resident member may at any time after his election become a life member by paying into the treasury of the Academy the sum of one hundred dollars, and notifying the Recording Secretary that he desires to be enrolled as a life member. The Council shall have the privilege of nominating for election for...
Σελίδα 116 - The horizontal circumference in the plane of a line joining the glabella with the occipital protuberance. B The longitudinal arc from the nasal depression along the middle line of the skull to the occipital tuberosity. c From the level of the glabello-occipital line on each side, across the middle of the sagittal suture to the same point on the opposite side. D The vertical height from the glabello-occipital line.
Σελίδα 236 - Municipal Improvements." Its object shall be to disseminate information and experience upon, and to promote the best methods to be employed in the management of municipal departments, and in the construction of municipal works, by means of annual conventions, the reading and discussion...