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The active members are classified as follows. — 



Patrons 3 



Resident members 221 



Non-resident members 68 



Total 292 



No corresponding members have been elected for some years past. 



Nine papers were published in 1903, eight by resident members and one 

 by a non-resident member. 



Ten papers were published in 1902, seven of them by non-resident members. 



Of the papers published in 1903, two were on mathematical subjects, one 

 was on a chemical subject, three were on botanical subjects, one was on a 

 zoological subject, one was on a paleontological subject, and one on a 

 philosophical subject. 



The reports of the Treasurer and of the Librarian have already been 

 submitted to you. 



As matter for special consideration this evening, I beg leave to invite 

 your attention to the financial needs of the Academy. 



In the spring of 1903 this house and lot were conveyed to the Academy by 

 Mrs. William McMillan and her son, Mr. William Northrop McMillan. It 

 was the free gift of a home for the Academy, untrammeled by any condi- 

 tions. The generous lady and her son had every confidence that the mem- 

 bers of the organization would care for the property with a wise economy. 

 Whatever limitations were placed on the ownership were placed by the 

 Academy itself. 



As soon as the conveyance was legally completed by the proper deed, 

 Mr. Eliot, the President of the Academy, announced to the Council that he 

 would give $5,000.00 to be expended in necessary repairs and rehabilita- 

 tion and furnishing of the house. Mr. Eliot's modesty has made him 

 unwilling that anything should be said about this generous gift, but the 

 necessities of this sketch and justice to the Academy compel me to refer 

 to it. We are unwilling to accept so handsome a donation without being 

 given an opportunity to express our grateful appreciation of it. Imme- 

 diately upon Mr. Eliot's announcement, the Council appointed a committee, 

 of which Mr. Eliot was chairman, for the disbursement of the $5,000.00 in 

 accordance with the terms of the gift. This has now been accomplished, 

 and proper vouchers showing the various items of expenditure have been 

 rendered to the Council, and placed by the Council in the hands of the 

 Treasurer. 



In moving to these more ambitious quarters we necessarily increase our 

 expenses largely. The Assistant to the Librarian and the Janitor together 

 cost us over $1,000.00 a year. Then there are the bills for lighting and 

 heating the house and the expense of our annual publication, along with a 

 multitude of small disbursements which amount to a considerable sum in 

 the aggregate. The annual dues of members, the interest upon a sum of 

 $6,500.00, and rentals to societies of a scientific character, are our only 

 sources of revenue. What these rentals shall be we cannot determine. 

 Miss Phillips, who occupied the building as a school until its acquisition 

 by the Academy, paid an annual rental of about $1,000.00. 



