The second annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at the Mayo Clinic Building on April 21, 1934. This program shows 9 scientific talks, on topics ranging from An Indian Rock Shelter in the St. Croix to The Ballistics of Gun Shot Wounds. In addition to the business meeting, there was also an address given by Dr. W. J. Mayo. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1960 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at St. Cloud State College on May 6-7, 1960. This program shows 60+ scientific talks, ranging from late prehistorical archeological sites in Clearwater County to "The Effects of Highway Improvement on Land Use and Land Occupants" to nutrient transport in soybeans. The Minnesota Area Association of Physics Teachers also met, as did the National Association of Biology Teachers. The program booklet includes an "In Memoriam" list of members whose deaths had been reported since 1955, along with the year they'd joined the Academy. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1952 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at State Teachers College in St. Cloud on May 2-3, 1952. This program shows 30+ scientific talks, ranging from Minnesota fisheries to ore prospecting to the flora of the Cedar Creek Forest. There was a special session for high school science teachers, with a discussion on "Organizing and Sponsoring a Chapter of the Junior Academy of Science." Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1939 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Macalester College and the St. Paul Institute on April 22, 1939. This program shows 40+ scientific talks, ranging from lead poisoning in Minnesota waterfowl to carbohydrate metabolism to variable stars. There was a talk about and a tour of the Science Museum at the St. Paul Institute, as well as a program for the Junior Academy. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1945 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Hamline University on April 21, 1945. Minnesota's industrial future to "The Effect of Smoking Cigarets on Normal Persons" to Pleistocene mammalian inhabitants of Minnesota. The Junior Academy program included a talk by a high school student entitled, "Shall I Smoke?" Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1948 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at the College of St. Thomas on April 24, 1948. This program shows 30+ scientific talks, ranging from "Scotch Pine Seed Sources for Northeastern Minnesota" to radiation hazards from radioisotopes to conservation education. An interrelated series of talks involved "Science and the Philosopher," "The Social Scientist Looks at Science," and "The Scientist Looks at Education and Research." Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1966 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Macalester College on April 15-16, 1966. This program shows 60+ scientific talks, ranging from manned space flight to "Non-Marginal Advocates of Cultural Change: A Norther Cheyenne Example" to "The Chemical Modification of Carbohydrates for Commercial Use." There was a three-year report on the Cedar Creek Natural History Area. Activities included multiple planetarium shows and meetings of Sigma Delta Epsilon and the Minnesota College Chemistry Teachers Section. The program booklet includes of list of "Supporting Memberships" by 30 companies, including General Mills, Honeywell, and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1970 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at College of St. Thomas on May 1-2, 1970. This program shows 60+ scientific talks, ranging from physiological and psychological aspects of drug abuse to the prospects of peace to "Effects of the Northern States Power Company Allen S. King Plant on Vegetation of the Surrounding Area." There were commercial exhibits and a meeting of the Minnesota Science Teachers Association. Full-text of the published papers is available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1988 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Macalester College on April 29-30, 1988. This program shows 100+ scientific talks, ranging from ospreys in Voyageurs National Park to fire prevention education. Some sessions were designated as Winchell Graduate Student Papers and Winchell Undergraduate Student Papers. The Winchell abstracts and full-text of the published papers are available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
This hand-written document, labeled in different writing [By Newton H. Winchell], contains a brief and incomplete account of the Minnesota Academy of Natural Sciences' founding. The approximate date is 1890, as it refers to the 17 years of the Academy's existence. It includes a list of early members, first elected officers, and honorary members. The death of Dr. A.E. Ames, the Academy's first Corresponding Secretary, is noted. See the transcript for the full text.
This short historical sketch summarizes the 1873 founding and early years of the Minnesota Academy of Natural Sciences and gives a first-hand account of its 1932 re-founding as the Minnesota Academy of Science. It was written by its 1932-33 president, W. A. Riley, and was published in the Front Matter of the Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science, 1934, Vol. 5 No.4, pp. 3-4.