of arts and sciences. 



Louis Agassiz, 



Charles Pickering, ^ of Class II. 



John B. S. Jaceson, 



James Walker, 



Cornelius C. Felton, ^ of Class III. 



Nathan Appleton, 



On motion of Professor Agassiz, it was 



" Voted, That a committee, consisting of the Secretaries and the 

 members of the Committee of Publication, be appointed to revise the 

 arrangement of the list of members into sections, with a view to its 

 permanent adoption." 



On motion of Dr. W. F. Channing, it was 



" Voted, That a committee be appointed to revise the language of 

 Chapter VII. of the Statutes of the Academy." 



Messrs. W. F. Channing, A. Gray, and B. A. Gould, Jr. 

 were appointed that committee. 



On motion of Dr. B. A. Gould, Jr., it was 



" Voted, That in all future nominations of candidates for election 

 to the Academy, the section to which the candidate, if elected, would 

 belong shall be specified in writing." 



President Hitchcock exhibited some fossil fruits and seeds 

 from the lignite deposit associated with the iron ore at Bran- 

 don, in Vermont. He was of opinion that they belonged to 

 the tertiary formation, but whether to the miocene or pliocene, 

 he was doubtful. 



On motion of Professor Lovering, it was 



" Voted, That the thanks of the Academy be presented to Hon. 

 Edward Everett, late Vice-President, to Dr. Augustus A. Gould, late 

 Corresponding Secretary, to Mr. Joseph Hale Abbot, late Recording 

 Secretary, to Mr. J. IngersoU Bowditch, late Treasurer, and to Dr. 

 Henry I. Bowditch, late Librarian, for the efficient and valuable ser- 

 vices they have rendered to the Academy in their respective offices." 



On motion of Professor Peirce, it was 



" Voted, That a monthly meeting be held on the second Tuesday 

 of each month of the approaching summer, at eight o'clock, P. M., in 

 the Academy's hall." 



