RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 619 



The Chair appointed the following Councillors to serve as 

 Nominating Committee : — 



William Everett, of Class III. 

 George H. Parker, of Class II. 

 Harry M. Goodwin, of Class I. 



On the motion of the Recording Secretary, it was 



Voted, To rescind Standing Vote 9, ''The Annual Meeting 

 and the other stated meetings shall be holden at eight o'clock 

 P. M." 



The following papers were read : — 



" Biographical Notice of the late Horace E. Scudder." By- 

 Thomas W. Higginson. 



" Biographical Notice of the late Joseph H. Thayer." By 

 Crawford H. Toy. 



" The Formation of River Terraces." By William M. Davis. 



" The Spectra of Gases at High Temperatures." By John 

 Trowbridge. 



The following papers were presented by title : — 



" Experiments on the Effect of Freezing and other Low Tem- 

 peratures upon the Viability of the Bacillus of Typhoid Fever, 

 with Considerations regarding Ice as a Vehicle of Infectious 

 Disease." By William Thompson Sedgwick and Charles- 

 Edward A. Winslow. 



" Statistical Studies on the Seasonal Prevalente of Typhoid 

 Fever in Various Countries and its Relation to Seasonal Tem- 

 perature." By William Thompson Sedgwick and Charles- 

 Edward A. Winslow. 



Nine hundred and thirty-second Meeting. 



April 9, 1902. — Stated Meeting. 



The Academy met at the house of Robert Amory. 

 The Corresponding Secretary in the chair. 

 The following papers were read : — 



" Account of the Ninth Jubilee Celebration of the University 

 of Glasgow." By William G. Farlow. 



