1879.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 445 



Auditors .... Dr. George Dixon, 



Charles P. Perot, 

 S. Fisher Corlies, 



Committee of Curators . Dr. J. Gibbons Hunt, 



Charles Zentmayer, 

 Jacob Binder, 



Committee on Business . Charles P. Perot, 



Charles Zentmayer, 

 Dr. Charles Turnbull. 



Robt. J. Hess, 



Recorder. 



REPORT OF THE COXCHOLOGICAL SECTION. 



The Recorder of the Conchological Section respectfully reports 

 that during 1879 papers have been accepted and published in the 

 Academy's Proceedings aggregating 90 pages, by authors as fol- 

 lows: 



W. G. Binney, 1 page. Angelo Heilprin, 6 pages. 



Andrew Garrett, 14 pages. R. E. C. Stearns, 7 pages. 



Dr. R. Bergh, 62 pages. 



On the 6th of last January the Section met with a severe loss 

 in the death of the Rev. E. R. Beadle. 



From its formation to the time of his death Dr. Beadle was the 

 secretary of the Conchological Section, and his ability and ex- 

 tended acquaintance among scientists both at home and abroad 

 went far towards making it a success. His loss will be deeply 

 felt by many who, in common with ourselves, have been richly 

 benefited by his acquaintance and influence. 



The Conservator, Mr. George W. Tryon, Jr., reports that, dur- 

 ing the year ending December 1,2750 trays, containing 11,895 

 specimens of shells and mollusks, have been determined, labelled, 

 mounted, and placed in the collection. The most of these belong 

 to the Swift Collection, the arrangement of which, after three 

 years' labor, is now completed. The Swift Cabinet was given to 

 the Academy upon condition that it should not be incorporated 

 with the general collection, and this condition is complied with by 

 placing the specimens in drawers protected by glass tops, and 



