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looted, To appropriate from the income of the General Fund 

 the sum of $650.00 for the use of the Treasurer on account of 

 additional insurance. 



The Corresponding Secretary reported that the Special Commit- 

 tee on the amendment to the Statutes to provide for a Standing 

 Committee on Biographical Notices having made an informal 

 report, the Council had authorized the President to appoint 

 a Special Committee to arrange for the preparation of Biographi- 

 cal Notices and to advise the Academy at a later date on a perma- 

 nent plan with regard to this matter. 



On the recommendation of the Rumford Committee, it was 



Voted, To award the Rumford Premium to Irving Langmuir for 

 his researches in thermionic and allied phenomena. 



The annual election resulted in the choice of the following officers 

 and committees: — 



Theodore W. Richards, President. 

 Elihu Thomson, Vice-President for Class I. 

 Harvey Cushing, Vice-President for Class II. 

 George F. Moore, Vice-President for Class III. 

 Harry W. Tyler, Corresponding Secretary. 

 James H. Ropes, Recording Secretary. 

 Henry H. Edes, Treasurer. 

 Arthur G. Webster, Librarian. 



Councillors for Four Years. 



FoRRis J. Moore, of Class I. 

 Reid Hunt, of Class II. 

 Ephraim Emerton, of Class III. 



Finance Committee. 



Henry P. Walcott, John Trowbridge, 



Harold ■NIurdock. 



