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ized and directed to transfer the property according to legal form 

 to the purchaser, Moro Phillips, Esq. 



At the meeting held May 11, a letter was received from the 

 American Entomological Society inquiring on what terms that 

 Society might be allowed to occupy the apartments to be devoted 

 to Entomological purposes in the new building. A committee 

 was appointed to consider the subject in conjunction with a simi- 

 lar committee from the American Entomological Society. At the 

 next meeting of the Academy a report was received and adopted 

 embracing a plan of union by which it was proposed that the Ameri- 

 can Entomological Soeiet}' should become a Section of the Aca- 

 demy. On Oct. 19, the Committee presented a plan of union 

 drawn up in legal form, which was referred to the Council for 

 consideration. Certain amendments proposed by the latter body 

 having been accepted by the American Entomological Society, on 

 Nov. 9, the officers of the Academy were directed to ratify the 

 Articles of Agreement. Properly certified copies of these Articles 

 have been accordingly deposited in the archives of both societies. 



On November 2, the new building having been so far completed 

 as to be ready for the reception of the collections of the Academy, 

 the President announced that the process of moving had been 

 commenced on that day. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



Edward J. Nolan, 



Recording Secretary. 



REPORT OF LIBRARIAN. 



There were 1940 additions made to the library from January 1 

 to November 30, 1875; being an excess of 280 for the eleven 

 months named over the number received during the twelve months 

 of the preceding year. 



Of these 565 were volumes, 1368 pamphlets and parts of 

 periodicals, and 7 maps, charts, etc.; 1534 were octavos, 300 

 quartos, 76 folios, and 9 maps. 



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