830 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



Art. VI. to XI., inclusive of Chapter VII., were repealed, and a new Article 

 ^ibstituted to read thus : 



Art. VI. No book, the property of the Academy, shall be loaned from the 

 Library under any pretence or for any purpose whatsoever. 



And that Article XII. of Chapter VII. be called Article VII. 



Adopted 25th January, 1859. 



Chapter XII. was amended as follows : 



Strike out from Art. VI. the words " and members" at the end of the second 

 line. 



Strike out Article VII. and insert instead thereof Any member of the 

 Academy may become a member of any Department by addressing a written 

 notice to its Director, and by signing an obligation to conform to its regula- 

 t-ms in every respect. 



Amend Art. VIII. by striking out from the first line the words "elect," and 

 also the last sentence of said Article, to wit : In other respects the By-Laws 

 (Chap. II.) which govern the.election of members and correspondents of the 

 Academy, shall apply also to the election of members of any of its depart- 

 ments." 



Amend Art. XIX. by striking out from second line the words "in the Pro- 

 lings of the Journal of the Academy." 



Adopted 31st May, 1S59. 



All of which is respectfully submitted 



B. HOWARD RAND, M. D. 



Recording Secretary. 



Hall f>f the Academy, 21th December, 1859. 



REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN FOR 1859. 



Daring the year which has just closed, the Library of the Academy has been 

 ;:: reased by 389 volume?, and 714 periodicals and pamphlets, all of them 

 directly connected with the Natural Sciences. Of these works 94 are from the 

 ors, 103 from editors, 348 from Societies, 120 from members, correspondents, 

 the Biological Department and others, and 428 from Dr. Thomas B. Wilson; 

 ;ing in all, 1093 additions to the Library. 1032 volumes have been bound 

 during the year, 992 at the expense of Dr. Wilson and 40 by the Academy. 



The rapid increase of the Journals and Periodicals of the various scientific 

 societies, as well as of those published by individuals with whom the Academy 

 exchanges, will soon require additional room for the accommodation of this 

 very important part of the Library. This can readily be obtained by construct- 

 ing two rows of cases on the top of those in the middle of the west, or Journal 

 room of the Library, with galleries such as are on the sides of the room. By 

 removing those journals which are least frequently consulted to these upper 

 cases, room will be gained for the increase of several years. 



It is proposed during the coming year to commence, and, if possible, com- 

 plete a full catalogue of all the works now in the Library. Few students are 

 aware of the great and varied richness of the collection of books belonging to 

 the Academy, because no catalogue of it has been published since 1836, and 

 : e number of volumes has been more than tripled since that time. It is be- 

 lieved that, in some of the departments of Natural Science, almost every im- 

 portant work that has yet been published may be found. A complete and full 

 catalogue would make known to many at a distance, where the works which it 

 is important for them to consult can be found, and thus students would be 

 1 from much perplexity and loss of time, and the progress of Science 

 materially aided, while the Academy would derive great benefit from the in- 

 crease of scientific men among us. 



respectfully submitted, 



JAMES C; FISHER, M.D., 



-' Librarian. 



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