366 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 



One thousand and forty-third Meeting. 



February 24, 1915. 



The Academy met at its House. 

 The President in the Chair. 



There were thirty-six present including ladies and guests. 

 The following Communication was given : — Professor George 

 H. Parker, "The Fur-seal Herds of the Pribilof Islands." 



One thousand and forty-fourth Meeting. 



March 10, 1915. — Stated Meeting. 



The Academy met at its House. 



The President in the chair. 



There were twenty-one Fellows present. 



The following letters were presented: — from J. Y. Bergen, 

 C. O. Lampland, and A. D. Mead, accepting Fellowship; from 

 A. S. Napier, accepting Foreign Honorary Membership; from 

 Professor E. C. Pickering, Chairman of a committee appointed 

 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 

 requesting cooperation with the Committee in regard to improved 

 methods of securing expert testimony. 



The following resolution was adopted : — 



Resolved, That the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 

 recognizes the urgent need in the United States of reform in the 

 methods of securing evidence of expert opinion in judicial pro- 

 cedure; 



That the Academy approves the efforts of the American Asso- 

 ciation for the Advancement of Science in this behalf; and, 



That the Council is hereby authorized and directed to cooperate 

 with the committee of the American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science in the endeavor to bring about such reform. 



The Chair announced the death of John Chipman Gray, Fellow 

 in Class III., Section 1, Vice-President of Class III, from 1902- 

 1911. 



On the recommendation of the Council, the following appropria- 

 tions were made for the ensuing year: — 



