326 PROCEEDINGS OP THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 



The chair announced the death of Benjamin Apthorp Gould, 

 Vice-President of the Academy for Class I., and of Hugo Gyl- 

 d^n, Foreign Honorary Member. 



The Corresponding Secretary read a letter from James C. 

 Carter, acknowledging his election as Associate Fellow. 



On the motion of Charles L. Jackson it was 



Voted, That the money received from the sales of publica- 

 tions in any year be appropriated for the publications of that 

 year. 



Voted, That the sum of four hundred and sixty-one dollars 

 be added to the appropriation for publications this year, as this 

 is the amount of the subscription raised to be used for publica- 

 tions, but not yet appropriated for this purpose. 



On the motion of S. C. Chandler it was 



Voted, To grant the use of the Hall of the Academy to the 

 Colonial Society of Massachusetts on the third Wednesday of 

 each of the five months December to April, in the same way as 

 during the past year. 



In view of the expected absence of the Recording Secretarj^ 

 the President appointed William R. Livermore Recording 

 Secretary pro tempore. 



John E. Wolff exhibited a crystal of tourmaline from Paris, 

 Maine, which had just been given to the Harvard Mineralogical 

 Museum and is remarkable for its size and color. It is seven 

 inches long, with a diameter varying from two to three inches, 

 and weighs twelve hundred and twelve grammes, or two pounds 

 eleven ounces avoirdupois. The color is a clear, transparent 

 green, except at one end, where the crystal is tipped with red 

 (rubellite) for half an inch. This is said to be the largest crystal 

 of gem quality ever taken out from that famous locality. 



William R. Livermore read a paper entitled, The Growth of 

 the Roman Dominions in Europe from 650 b. c. to 200 A. D., 

 illustrated by one hundred Sketches for an Atlas of Historical 

 Geography. 



The President described his recent explorations of the Florida 

 elevated reefs, in connection with those of L. S. Griswold of 

 Southern Florida. 



