PROCEEDINGS 



OP THE 



AMERICAN ACADEMY 



OF 



ARTS AND SCIENCES 



SELECTED FROM THE RECORDS. 



VOL. VIII. 



Five hundred and ninety-fifth Meeting. 



May 26, 1868. — Annual Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



It was voted that this meeting be adjourned at its close to 

 tfie second Tuesday in June, to receive the Council's Report 

 and for other business. 



The Treasurer's report was received and referred to the 

 Auditing Committee. 



At the close of his report the Treasurer declined to be a can- 

 didate for re-election. 



Professor Lovering presented the report of the Committee 

 of Publication. This report was accepted. 



Professor Lovering presented the report of the Rumford 

 Committee, which was accepted, and a recommendation to ap- 

 propriate $ 1,000 from the Rumford Fund for beginning the 

 publication of Count Rumford's works was referred to the 

 adjourned meeting. 



Professor Lovering declined to be a candidate for re-election 

 to the Rumford Committee and to the Council, on account of 

 a proposed absence from the country. 



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