664 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1895. 



The deaths of the active members before alluded to, left several 

 vacancies in the Council and Committees. Dr. Briuton was suc- 

 ceeded in the Council by Mr. Chas. P. Perot; Dr. Rex by the Hon. 

 John Cadwalader ; Mr. Redfield by Dr. Harrison Allen, while Mr. 

 Henry A. Pilsbry was elected to succeed Dr. Ruschenberger as 

 Curator. 



The Committee on the Hayden Memorial Award has this year 

 reported in favor of conferring the medal and balance of the interest 

 of the fund on Prof. Karl Alfred von Zittel of Munich, in recogni- 

 tion of his distinguished services to pa-leontological science. 



The lecture room and hall of the Academy have, as heretofore, 

 been used for meetings and lectures by several scientific societies, 

 including the Geographical Club, the Botanical Club, the Delaware 

 Valley Ornithological Club, the Mineralogists' Club, Wood's Holl 

 Biological Association and the Odontographic Society. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



Edw. J. Nolan, 



Recording Secretary. 



REPORT OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. 



The Corresponding Secretary respectfully reports that during the 

 past year, commencing December 1st, 1894, there have been re- 

 ceived from ninety-nine societies, museums and private individuals 

 one hundred and ninety-four acknowledgments of the receipt of the 

 publications of the Academy, and from thirty-one societies, editors, 

 etc., thirty-eight notices that their publications have been forwarded 

 to the Academy, together with six applications to exchange publica- 

 tions for reports, etc., and asking for missing numbers of the regular 

 publications of the Academy. 



Eleven letters on various subjects have been received and ten were 

 written. Ten circulars and invitations to the Academy to partici- 

 pate in congresses or meetings and announcements of the deaths of 

 scientific men have been received and answered. 



During the year three correspondents have been elected and 

 notified. The deaths of twelve correspondents have been reported. 



Seven hundred and twenty acknowledgments of gifts to the 



