1887.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 407 



China, by Miss Fielde, have been published as minor articles in the 

 Proceedings. The practice of reporting the meetings in a popular 

 form for the newspapers has been continued as far as possible. 



The average attendance at the meetings has been 21. 



Seventeen members and sixteen correspondents have been elected. 

 The deaths of ten members and three correspondents have been 

 recorded in the published Proceedings. Resignations of member- 

 ship from John B. Deaver M. D., W. L Springs and W. H. Harned 

 were accepted on the usual conditions. 



The Academy was represented at the banquet in celebration of 

 the Centenary of the Adoption of the Federal Constitution by a 

 committee consisting of Messrs Thomas Meehan, Jacob Binder and 

 Theo. D. Rand. 



Nine of the portraits in oil belonging to the Academy have been 

 loaned to the Academy of Fine Arts as a portion of the interesting 

 collection of historical portraits now being exhibited to the public. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



EDw^ J. Nolan, 



Recording Secretary. 



REPORT OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. 



The duties of the Corresponding Secretary have shown but little 

 variation during the past year, the letters received being almost 

 entirely those of transmission of publications or acknowledgement 

 of the reception of those sent by us. 



The plan adopted some time ago of sending our Proceedings by 

 mail, in parts as completed, has caused the number of letters of 

 acknowledgement to exceed those of transmittal. 



Publications acknowledged by circular letter, . 64 



Those acknowledged by Postal Card, . . ' . 32 



The latter about equally divided between native 



and foreign societies. 



Letters of transmittal, ...... 28 



These are for the most part from societies and others who send 

 through the International Exchange. 



Among the letters were eight asking the Academy to supply 

 deficiencies. While it has been possible to reply favorably to the de- 

 mand in nearly every case, some could not be so treated. Unfortunately 



