1896.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 573 



In response to an invitation, Dr. Charles S. Dollev was requested 

 to contribute to the proceedings of the Congres International de 

 Peches Maritimes at Ville des Sables d' Olonne. 



The report of the Committee on the Hayden Memorial Award 

 conferring the recognition for 1S96 on Prof. Giovanni Capellini, hav- 

 ing been adopted, the medal and interest on the fund were forwarded 

 to the distinguished geologist through the Italian Consul, and their 

 receipt has been duly acknowledged. 



An important addition to the educational facilities of the Acad- 

 emy was formally provided for by the adoption of the following 

 resolution, June 30 : — 



Resolved, That the Committee on Instruction and Lectures of the 

 Academy be authorized to cooperate with the Ludwick Institute in 

 the delivery of free courses of lectures on the natural sciences, pri- 

 marily to the teachers in schools, and that the Academy expresses 

 its satisfaction with the plan proposed by the Institute for the ad- 

 vancement of public education. 



A resolution was adopted December 24, 1895, empowering the 

 President to designate annually two members of the Academy to the 

 electors of the Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology to serve as 

 manaorers of the Institute under the deed of endowment until their 

 successors shall have been appointed. 



A resolution urging the Commissioner of City Property to take 

 timely measures for the extermination of the tussock moth from 

 squares and city trees was adopted, and the subject referred to a 

 committee of entomologists who drew up and submitted to the 

 Commissioner a set of suggestions which, if carried out. would un- 

 doubtedly eflect the very desirable object contemplated. 



The Academy's attention having been called to a bill before 

 Congress for the prevention of vivisection, a series of resolutions pre- 

 pared by a Committee consisting of Messrs. Cope, Sharp and H. F. 

 Moore, deprecating its adoption, was ordered to be sent to "Washing- 

 ton as an expression of the Academy's views on the subject. 



The fourth Tuesday of each month has been assigned to the 

 Anthropological Section for cooperation with the meetings of the 

 Academy. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



Edw. J. XOLAN, 

 Recording Secretary. 



