PllOCEEDIXGS. 



Six hundred and ninety-second Meeting. 



May 30, 1876. — Annual Meeting. 



The Peesident in the chair. 



The Corresponding Secretary read letters from the follow- 

 ing gentlemen : Professor W. D. Whitney, offering the thanks 

 of the American Oriental Society for the use of the hall of 

 the Academy ; Dr. Thomas Andrews, expressing his thanks 

 for the gift of the " Works of Rumford ; " Messrs. Stewart 

 and Rowland, accepting their election as members of the 

 Academy ; and Mr. George S. Hillard resigning his Fellow- 

 ship. 



The Treasurer presented his annual report, which was 

 accepted and ordered to be entered on the records. 



The Librarian jjresented his report, which was accepted. 



Professor Cooke presented the report of the Rumford 

 Committee, which was accepted. In accordance with a sug- 

 gestion contained in this report, it was 



Voted, To jolace six hundred dollars ($600) of the Rum- 

 ford fund at the disposal of the Rumford Committee to aid 

 Professor H. A. Rowland in a determination of the mechan- 

 ical equivalent of heat. 



The President announced the death of Christian Lassen, 

 Foreign Honorary Member. 



On the motion of the Treasurer, it was 



Voted, To appropriate from the general fund : — 



