330 PROCEEDINGS OP THE AMERICAN ACADEMY 



" VII. I give and bequeath to the American Academy of Arts and 

 Sciences of Boston oue hundred shares of the capital stock of the 

 Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving Company, the proceeds, dividends, and 

 income thereof to be applied by the said Academy, its trustees or 

 directors, in their discretion, for the encouragement and advancement 

 of research in the science or field of chemistry. 



" VIII. I give and bequeath to said American Academy of Arts 

 and Sciences fifty shares of the capital stock of the said Warren- 

 Scharf Asphalt Paving Company, the proceeds thereof to be applied 

 to or towards a building fund, for the purpose of erecting a building 

 for the use of the library of said Academy, and for holding the meet- 

 ings of said Academy ; the same to be used in erecting such a struc- 

 ture when, in the opinion of the directors or trustees of said corpo- 

 ration, a sum sufficient shall be realized to justify such erection." 



Voted, That the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 

 accepts said bequests, and directs its Treasurer to keep the 

 funds arising from them distinct, so that they may be applied 

 in accordance with the conditions recited in the will. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the 

 Academy : — 



Warren Upham, of Somerville, to be a Resident Fellow in 

 Class II., Section 1. 



William Brewster, of Cambridge, to be a Resident Fellow 

 in Class II., Section 3. 



Edward Gardiner Gardiner, of Boston, to be a Resident 

 Fellow in Class II., Section 3. 



Samuel Jason Mixter, of Boston, to be a Resident Fellow 

 in Class II., Section 4. 



On motion of Dr. Williams, it was 



Voted, To amend Standing Vote 10 by substituting " may " 

 for "shall." 



As amended, the standing vote reads as follows: — 



" 10. A meeting for receiving and discussing scientific communi- 

 cations may be held on the second Wednesday of each month not 

 appointed for stated meetings, excepting July, August, and Sep- 

 tember." 



