26 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY 



to Tuesday, the first day of June next ; then to consider and 

 act upon the question of awarding the Rumford Premium. 



Five liundred and tenth meeting. 



June 1, 1862. — Adjourned Annual Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



The Corresponding Secretary read letters relative to the 

 exchanges of the Academy. 



Professor Child presented a paper, entitled, " Observations 

 on the Language of Chaucer." 



On motion of Professor Horsford, seconded by Professor 

 Treadwell, it was voted : — 



"That the Rumford Premium be awarded to John B. Ericsson, for 

 his improvements in the management of heat, particularly as shown in 

 his Caloric Engine of 1858." 



On motion of Dr. Morrill Wyman, the following resolution 

 was passed, viz. : — 



" That the sum of six hundred dollars be paid by the Academy, 

 from the Rumford Fund, to Philander Shaw, of the city of Boston, to 

 be expended by him in experiments or investigations relative to air- 

 engines ; said expei'iments and investigations being, in the opinion of 

 the Academy, such as will facilitate and encourage the making of a 

 discovery or improvement which may merit the Rumford Premium or 

 Medals." 



Five hundred and eleventh meeting. 



August 12, 1862. — Statute Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



The Corresponding Secretary read letters received relating 

 to the exchanges of the Academy. Also a letter from the 

 Secretary of the American Oriental Society, conveying the 

 thanks of that Society to the American Academy for the use 

 of its hall. 



