664 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [DeC, 



by Mr. A. H. Gottschall, of Harrisburg, Pa., who gathered it together 

 from 1871 to 1892. It forms an exceedingly valuable collection of 

 ethnographic and archaeological material, which strengthens the 

 Academy's department where it was weakest. The greater part 

 of the collection is still of necessity preserved in storage; but beside 

 the exhibit mentioned. Miss H. N. Wardle, who superintended the 

 packing and unpacking of the collection, has -picked out, labelled 

 and catalogued some 350 pieces of Eskimo and northwest coast 

 material. Miss Wardle has had to rearrange a large part of 'the 

 ethnographic exhibition to make room for these accessions. 



A series of 89 European Stone Age artefacts found among the 

 Fourier Collections of fossils were turned over to Miss Wardle and 

 have been cleansed, catalogued and labelled. 



Another valuable addition to the department has been a gift of 

 numerous pieces of basketry, etc., from Mrs. Curwin Stoddart. 



Wither Stone, Chairman. 

 Samuel G. Dixon, IM.D. 

 Henry A. Pilsbry. 

 Henry Tucker. 



REPORTS OF THE SECTIONS. 



Many of the statements heretofore found in the reports of the 

 Sections are now included in the Curators' Report. 



Biological and Microscopical SECTioN.^Eight stated meetings 

 have been held during the year. 



The following communications were made: 



Mr. F. J. Keeley described various species of diatoms, including, 

 specimens he had collected in Florida. 



Mr. T. C. Palmer, besides other communications, described 

 species of diatoms he had collected in Yellowstone Park. 



Mr. Hugo Bilgram exhibited certain varieties of Myxomycetes, 

 which appeared to be new. 



Mr. C. S. Boyer exhibited a new species of Chcetoceros, a descrip- 

 tion of which was published in the Proceedings. 



Dr. T. S. Stewart exhibited various pathological slides. 



Other communications were made by Messrs. S. L. Schumo, 

 J. W. Palmer, W. H. Van Sickel, William B. Davis, and several 

 visitors. 



