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April 4. 



Mr. Charles Morris in the Chair. 



Twelve persons present. 



The Publication Committee reported the reception of a paper under 

 the title : 



"Some Collections of Reptiles and Batrachians from the Western 

 United States." By Witmer Stone (March 30). 



The death of Charles H. Pennypacker, a member, April 3, 1911, was 

 announced. 



Prof. Edgar T. Wherry made a communication on the Eleventh 

 International Geological Congress. (No abstract.) 



April 18. 

 Mr. F. Lynwood Garrison in the Chair. 



Thirty-six persons present. 



The Publication Committee reported the reception of a paper 

 entitled "Records and Descriptions of African Mantidse and Phasmidse 

 (Orthoptera)." By James A. G. Rehn (April 10). 



Spencer Trotter, M.D., made a communication on the men of 

 the Barma Grande and certain other prehistoric Europeans. (No 

 abstract.) 



Henry Skinner, M.D., presented to the Academy, on behalf of 

 Mrs. LeConte, an oil portrait of John L. LeConte, M.D., painted by 

 L. G. Seybert. 



George B. Wood, M.D., and David Gregg Metheny, M.D., were 

 elected members. 



The following were ordered to be printed: 



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