760 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 



One thousand and seventy-second Meeting. 



April 10, 1918. — Stated Meeting. 



The Academy met at its House. 



The President in the Chair. 



There were thirty-one Fellows and one guest present. 



A letter was presented by the Corresponding Secretary from 

 "William MacDonald, accepting Fellowship. 



The Committee to which the proposed Amendments to the 

 Statutes were referred recommended the following changes : — 



Chapter II., Article 4, to read as follows: — 



"If any person, after being notified of his election as Fellow 

 or Resident Associate shall neglect for six months to accept in 

 writing, or, if a Fellow or resident within fifty miles of Boston 

 shall neglect to pay his Admission Fee, his election shall be void; 

 and if any Fellow resident within fifty miles of Boston or any 

 Resident Associate shall neglect to pay his Annual Dues for six 

 months after they are due, provided his attention shall have been 

 called to this Article of the Statutes in the meantime, he shall 

 cease to be a Fellow or Resident Associate respectively; but the 

 Council may suspend the provisions of this Article for a reasonable 

 time." 



Paragraph 2, fine 8. After the word "Fellows" insert "or 

 Resident Associates ". 



Article 5, line 1. After the word "Fellow" insert "resident 

 within fifty miles of Boston ". 



Line 6, Omit " except in the case of Fellows elected at the January 

 meetings, who shall be obliged to pay but one half of such Annual 

 Dues in the vear in which thev are elected." 



Line 8. After the word "Fellow" insert "or Resident Asso- 

 ciate ". 



Article 7, line 3. Omit "all the Fellows and". 



Line 4. Add "and to 'Fellows on request". 



Article 8, line 2. Insert after the word "Member," "or Resi- 

 dent Associate ". 



Chapter III., Articles 1 and 2, to read as follows: — 



