434 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1888. 



The average attendance at the meetings has been about the same 

 as last year. Communications, which have been interesting and 

 varied, have been made by Messrs Leidy, Heilprin, Lewis, Meehan, 

 Chapman, McCook, Koenig, Dolley, Ryder, Horn, Brooks, Dall, 

 Rothrock, Binder, "Willcox, Morris, Wilson, Kelly, Foote, Sharp, 

 Meyer, Woolman, McKean, Robinson, Ford, Brinton, Redfield, V. 

 C Smith, Ives, Holstein and Le Boutillier. 



Eleven members and four correspondents have been elected. The 

 deaths of thirteen members and two correspondents have been an- 

 uounced and two members, Messrs C. L. Kilburu and Rev. Geo. 

 D. Boardman, have resigned. 



The vacancy in the Council caused by the death of Mr. S. Fisher 

 Corlies was filled June 26, by the election of Mr. Wm. "W, Jefferis. 



The following extract from the will of the late Geo. AY. Tryon Jr. 

 was read at the meeting of Feb. 14, 1888 : — "I give to the Academy of 

 2s^atural Sciences of Philadelphia my collection of shells now deposited 

 with that society conditioned that they .shall not be loaned or re- 

 moved from the immediate custody of the said Academy and of its 

 Conchological Section. "' The bequest was accepted on the condition 

 as stated. 



A bond of indemnitv having been given Feb. 14 to the executors 

 of the estate of the late Mary R. D. Smith, the Academy was placed 

 in possession of the sum of 81201. 4U the proportion of said estate 

 bequeathed to the society by Miss Smith. 



The thanks of the Academy were voted to Dr. Charles Schaffer for 

 his gift of 84939. 58, the amount received by him as commissions 

 while acting as executor under the will of the late John Bryden to 

 whose estate, in accordance with the wish of Dr. Schafl'er, the gift 

 has been credited. 



A like vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Theodore D. Rand for 

 the gift of 8100.00, the amount received by him for professional 

 services in connection with the same estate. 



The Academy having considered a deed of trust executed by Mrs. 

 Emma W. Hayden for the endowment of the Hayden Geological 

 Fund of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, in memory of her hus- 

 band the late Prof. Ferdinand V. Hayden, the interest of which to- 

 gether with a bronze medal is to be awarded annually for the best 

 publication, exploration, discovery or research in the .sciences of 

 geology and paleontology, by a committee to be appointed by the 

 Academy, the said deed of trust was accepted by and ordered to be 



