516 PROCEEDINGS OP THE ACADEMY OF 



During the year papers have been accepted and published in 

 the Proceedings of the Academy aggregating 120 pages text and 

 24 plates, as follows : 



Wm. G. Binuey, 114 pages text and 21 plates. 

 James Lewis, 4 " " " 1 plate. 



T. A. Conrad, 1 page " " 1 " 



Wm. M. Gabb, 1 " " " 1 " 



By a resolution adopted at a special meeting of the Section held 

 April 27, last, three thousand dollars were subscribed to the 

 building-fund of the Academy, and this amount has been paid to 

 its Treasurer; and by another resolution, adopted at the last 

 meeting of the year, the sum of $500 was appropriated towards 

 defraying expenses for shell cases in the new museum building. 



The officers of the Section for 1876 are as follows : 



Director .... W. S. W. Ruschenberger, M.D. 



Vice-Director . . . Geo. W. Tryon, Jr. 



Recorder . . . . S. Raymond Roberts. 



Secretary .... Rev. E. R. Beadle. 



Librarian and Conservator Edw. J. Nolan. M.D. 



Respectfully submitted by 



S. R. Roberts, Recorder. 



The election of Officers for 1876 was held in accordance with 

 the By-laws, with the following result : 



President . . . W. S. W. Ruschenberger, M.D 



Vice-Presidents . . Wm. S. Vaux, 



J. L. LeConte, M.D. 



Recording Secretary . Edward J. Nolan, M.D. 



Corresponding Secretary Edward D. Cope. 



Treasurer . . . Wm. C. Henszey. 



Librarian . . . Edward J. Nolan, M.D. 



Curators . . . Jos. Leidy, M.D., 



Wm. S. Vaux, 

 Geo. W. Tryon, Jr., 

 Chas. F. Parker. 



