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                                           STATE AND
                                           ACADEM1Y
                                                NEWVrS
                 THE ACADEMY'S 88TH ANNUAL MEETING
                    (Whitewater, May 3-4, 1958)
                    By Francis D. Hole, Sec'y-Treas.
     Convening in the new Administration-Library Building at
Wisconsin State College, Wlhitewater, the 88Xb Annual meeting of
the Wisconsin Academy was held on May 5, 1958. Twenty-five
papers were presented at three separate sessions in the morning
and the afternoon was given to a symposium on the Kettle Moraine
area. Seven speakers helped members familiarize themselves with
the area which was to be toured on the field trip the following
day. About 120 persons registered. Junior Academy sessions were
held in Lucy Baker Hall where 16 papers were presented.
     Following the late afternoon business meeting, a well-
attended reception was held in the Exhibit Room of the Library,
where art of the Kettle Moraine both by professional and student
artists was displayed. The Annual Dinner at the Country Club
honored HUGO W. ROHDE, Academy member of longest standing, with
almost 140 in attendance.  As toastmaster, WALTER SCOTT intro-
duced President ROBERT C. WILLIAMS of the State College, who ex-
pressed a welcome to both Senior and Junior Academy members.
ROY J. CHRISTOPH announced winners of the Wisconsin Science Talent
Search and presented JANE KARAU, winner of the Wisconsin portion
of the Westinghouse Science Talent Search. The Presidential
Address by Rev. RAYMOND H. REIS, S.J. told of a Study in Human
Genetics. The evening ended on an entertaining note as JOSEPH J.
CHOPF discussed Science and I4agc and gave many "demonstrations."
     Over 100 people participated in the guided bus tour of the
Kettle Moraine on Sunday, May 4. Prof. WARREN C. FISCHER was
tour leader and EMIL P. KRUSCHKE, botany leader. The Academy was
pleased to have a veteran reporter of the Milwaukee Journal,
Academy member LEWIS C. FRENCH, present during all sessions and
his stories were augmented later by a three-page feature on the
field trip in the Rotogravure Section.
                  Annual Business Meeting
     The Annual Business Meeting was called to order at 4 p.m.
in the Audio-Visual Room of the Administration Building. An
amendment to the Constitution, providing for a president-elect,
was read by the President, Rev. RAYMOND H. REIS, and unanimously
approved by the approximately 60 members attending. Also unani-
mously approved was an increase in active membership dues to f4
and family membership to $5. Treasurer HOLE presented a summary
of his report to the Council, explaining that although the present
outlook is for a deficit of $2,000 during the next 11 months, as
of April 1, 1958 the Academy had a balance of $2,000. The report
was accepted.  Mr. HOLE as Chairman of the Nominating Committee,
read the slate of officers proposed for election and a unanimous
ballot in favor was cast. Editor of the TRANSACTIONS, JAMES A.
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