572 PBOCEEDIXGS OF THE ACADEMT OF [1896. 



feldt, M. D., 2 ; H. A. Pilsbrv and E. G. Vanatta, 2 ; E. L. Green, 1 ; 

 Witmer Stone, 1 ; Theo. Holm. 1 ; Thomas Meehan, 1 ; Amos P. 

 Brown, ] ; O. F. Cook, 1 ; J. C. Hartzell, Jr., 1 ; Fredk. P. Henry, 

 M. D., 1 ; Chas. S. DoUey, M. D., 1 ; Frank C. Baker, 1 ; Cloudesley 

 Rutter, 1 ; D. S. Jordan and Cloudesley Butter, 1 ; Wm. H. Dall, 1 ; 

 J. B. Ellis and B. M. Everhart, 1 ; GUbert D. Harris, 1 ; S. K 

 Rhoads and H. A. Pilsbrv, 1 ; Charles Morris, 1 ; Edw. S. Balch, 1. 

 Four of these have been returned to the authors, two have been 

 withdrawn, four are held for publication next year, and the others 

 have been issued in the current volume of the Proceedings. In view 

 of the occasional appearance in newspapers of communications 

 offered to the Academy, on the recommendation of the Publication 

 Committee a resolution was adopted declining to print papers of 

 which more than a brief abstract had appeared elsewhere than in the 

 publications of the society. 



Thirty-five members and two correspondents have been elected. 

 The deaths of thirteen members and ten correspondents have been 

 reported, and the resignations of ten members have been accepted, as 

 follows : S. Emlen Meigs, Annesley R. Govett, Eugene Delano, John 

 C. Sims, Jos. C. Harrison, Francis B. Reeves, Theo. Presser, James 

 Y. McAllister, Frank T. Patterson and Adele M. Fielde, leaving a 

 gain of twelve members during the year. 



The contributors to the Building Fund having made their final 

 report setting forth the completion of the new lecture-hall and 

 museum building, the expenditure of the fund and the discontinu- 

 ance of the organization, the action was approved by the Academy 

 and the Recording Secretarv was authorized to receive all the books, 

 paper? and other assets of said contributors, and of the Board of 

 Trustees established by them. 



The resignation of Dr. Dixon as Professor of Histology and Mi- 

 croscopic Technology, presented in consequence of a press of official 

 duties, was accepted January 28. 



Dr. Henry Skinner was elected Professor in the Department of 

 Insecta, March 21. 



General Isaac J. Wistar was appointed the representative of the 

 Academy at the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Lord Kel- 

 vin's tenure of office as Professor in the University of Glasgow. 



Prof Angelo Heilprin representee! the Society at the Alining and 

 Geological Millenial Congress at Buda Pest. 



Dr. Persifor Frazer was appointed to represent the Academy at 

 the .Seventh Session of the International Geological Congress. 



