6 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Feb., 



February 6. 



Mr. Stewardson Brown in the Chair. 



Thirteen persons preseitt. 



The Publication Committee reported as follows: 



An "Index to the scientific contents of the Journal and Proceed- 

 ings of the Academy" and a "History of the Academy" by the 

 Recording Secretary had been accepted by the Centenary Sub- 

 Committee on Printing and Publication to be issued in connection 

 with the celebration of the One Hundredth Birthday of the society. 



The following papers had been accepted as contributions to the 

 ( Centenary Commemorative volume (the fifteenth of the quarto 

 Journal) : 



"Human Spermatogenesis: Spermatocytes and Spermatogenesis," 

 by Thomas H. Montgomery Ph.D. (Received November 28, 1911.) 



"Early Adaptation in Feeding Habits of Starfishes," bv John M. 

 Clarke, A.M., LL.D., Ph.D. (Received December 16, 1911.) 



"A Contribution to the Paleontology of Trinidad," by Carlotta 

 J. Maury, Ph.D. (Received December 27, 1911.) 



The following had been accepted for publication in the Pro- 

 ceedings: 



"Structural Peculiarities in an Abnormal Queen Bee," by J. A. 

 Nelson, Ph.D. (December 21, 1911.) 



"Description of nine new Eels, with notes on other species," by 

 Henry W. Fowler. (January 24, 1912.) 



"Record of Fishes from the Middle Atlantic Coast and Virginia," 

 by Henry W. Fowler. (January 24, 1912.) 



The meeting was held in association with the Botanical Section. 



Mr. Benjamin H. Smith made a communication on recent species 

 of Cretsegus. (No abstract.) 



John H. Harshberger, Ph.D., spoke of the physiography and 

 vegetation of the Florida Everglades. (No abstract.) 



