650 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [DeC, 



George Vaux, Jr., was reappointed by the Council the Sohcitor of 

 the Academy; Frank J. Keeley was also reappointed Curator of the 

 William S, Vaux Collections, and Joseph Wilcox Custodian of the 

 Isaac Lea Collections. 



By authority of the Council, the securities of the Academy have 

 been transferred from the Trust Company of North America to the 

 Girard Trust Co. 



The manuscript history of the Academy, prepared by the Record- 

 ing Secretary in connection with the Centenary proceedings and 

 accepted for publication in 1912, has been for some time ready for 

 the printer, but awaits the necessary appropriation for its issue in 

 proper form with desirable illustrations. The requisite amount is 

 beheved to be $1800 for an edition of, say, 500 copies. 



The Hayden Memorial medal was presented to Dr. Henry Fair- 

 field Osborn for his distinguished work in palseontology at a special 

 meeting held November 24. The presentation address was made 

 by the President and responded to by the recipient of the award. 



The lectures delivered to the pupils of the Girls' High School, 

 referred to in the last report, were continued with gratifying results 

 until April 15. During the current season so far two lectures of a 

 similar course have been delivered by Dr. Skinner, two by Dr. 

 Pilsbry, and one by Dr. Moore. 



The regular course to the public was delivered on Monday evenings 

 from January 5 to April 27 as follows: Three by Dr. Witmer Stone, 

 on local bird life; one by Dr. B. Franklin Royer, on plagues, their 

 transmission and prevention; one by F. Herbert Snow, on dangers 

 of bad water; three by Dr. Henry A. Pilsbry, on the scientific ex- 

 plorers of America; three by Dr. Henry Skinner, on entomology; 

 three by Dr. Spencer Trotter, on anthropology; three by Dr. Witmer 

 Stone, on local wild flowers, substituting for Mr. Stewardson Brown, 

 who was unable because of illness to deliver his appointed course. 



The Delaware Valley Naturalists' Union, the Pennsylvania Library 

 Club, the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club, the Philadelphia 

 Botanical Club and the Philadelphia County Medical Society have 

 held meetings in the Academy. 



Edward J. Nolan, Recording Secretary. 



REPORT OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. 



In the foreign relations of the Academy during the past year the 

 most noteworthy circumstance was the marked decrease in the 



