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The following reports were read and referred to the Publication 

 Committee: 



RECORDING SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



The Recording Secretary respectfully reports that during the 

 year ending Xovember 30th, 1873, there have been elected forty- 

 three members and nine correspondents. 



The announcement has been made of the death of the folio win o* 

 members and correspondents : 



Seven members, namel}^: Samuel Emlen Randolph, Com. .John 

 P. Gillis, U.S.X., Dr. Thomas McCuen, John Warner, Elias Du- 

 rand, Dr. L. S. Bolles, Theodore Moss. 



Three correspondents, namely: Dr. John Torrey, Friedrich 

 Ernest Melsheimer, M.D., Frank Guckert. 



Two resignations of meuibership have been accepted. 



The number of papers contributed and ordered to be printed in 

 the Proceedings and Journal of the Academy during the year, has 

 been twenty-eight, as follows : 



In the Journal : 

 Isaac Lea 1 | E. D. Cope 1 



For the Proceedings : 

 Isaac Lea 1 



C. T. Cresson . . . 

 R. E. C. Stearns . . 

 Dr. John L. Le Conte 

 Bernard A. Hoopes . 

 W. H. Dall . . . . 



G. R. Crotch 3 



E. D. Cope 3 



Theo. Gill 3 



T. G. Gentry 5 



Cyrus Thomas 1 



Andrew Garrett 3 



Thomas Bland and W. G. Biuney 1 



Papers ordered to be published in the Medical Journals, two, 

 namely : 



Dr. Tyson 1 | Drs. A. Fricke and Joseph Leidy 1 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



Samuel B. Howell, 



Recording Secretary. 



