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of general interest was the adoption by the Board of a definite limit 

 of resident membership based upon the scientific population of Wash- 

 ington as recorded in the "Red Book" of the Academy. The mem- 

 bership is limited by this action to twenty per cent of the scientific 

 population, or one in five. This, it is believed, will give additional 

 emphasis to the fact that the Academy recognizes, by election to its mem- 

 bership, original research and scientific or engineering attainment. 

 The Committee on Membership has given a great deal of time and care 

 to the selection of candidates during the past year, and it is fitting 

 that this public acknowledgement should be made of the Academy's 

 indebtedness to that committee. 



The Corresponding Secretary's report then reviewed briefly the ob- 

 jects of the Academy, as stated in its articles of incorporation, comparing 

 these objects with the accomplishments of recent years. 



The Recording Secretary reported upon the ten public addresses 

 given under the auspices of the Academy during the year, most of which 

 had been published in full in the Journal.. The lecture by Professor 

 Fridtjof Nansen, entitled Changes in oceanic and atmospheric tem- 

 peratures ana their relation to changes in the sun's activity was published 

 in the Journai. as an author's abstract (8: 135-138. March 4, 1918). 



The Treasurer, Mr. R. ly. Faris, submitted a report covering the last 

 four months of the year, a report for the period from January i to 

 August 31, 19 1 8, having been submitted by his predecessor, Major 

 WiiyiviAM Bowie. A recapitulation for the year showed total receipts, 

 $6,594.76; total disbursements, $9,168.18, including $2,500.00 ex- 

 pended for Liberty Bonds; cash balance on hand Dec. 31, 191 8, $4 11. 39. 

 The Auditing Committee, consisting of Messrs. C. N. FennEr, J. A. 

 Fleming, and G. N. Collins, reported that the statement of the 

 Treasurer was in full agreement with the accounts and with the se- 

 curities on deposit. 



Dr. A. Knopf read the report of the Board of Editors. 



The report of the tellers, Messrs. E- C ZiES, F. Wenner, and Robert 

 B. SoSMAN, was read by the Corresponding Secretary. The tellers 

 reported that the mail ballot had resulted in the election of the following 

 officers for 1919: President, F. L. Ransome; Corresponding Secretary, 

 Robert B. SosuAn; Recording Secretary, William R. Maxon; Treasurer, 

 R. L. Faris; Non-resident Vice-Presidents, C. K. Leith and J. A. Bras- 

 hear; Members of Board of Managers, Class of 1922, C. G. Abbot and 

 W. F. HillEbrand. 



The following Resident Vice-Presidents nominated by the affiliated 

 Societies were then elected: Anthropological Society, George M. 

 Kober; Archeological Society, AlES Hrdlicka; Biological Society, 

 Hugh M. Smith; Botanical Society, Walter T. vSwingle; Chemical 

 Society, Atherton Seidell; Electrical Engineers Society, P. G. Agnew; 

 Society of Engineers, Morris Hacker; Entomological Society, S. A. 

 Rohwer; Society of American Foresters, Raphael Zon; Geological 

 Society, F, H. Knowlton; Historical Society, AllEn C. Clark; Medical 



