Vol. V] GRUNSKY— PRESIDENT'S REPORT FOR 1915 199 



for them, and which lacks the convenience of location which 

 can be claimed for the Mechanics Institute. 



On behalf of the officers of the Academy I wish to express 

 their appreciation of the help received from members and 

 friends in advancing the Academy's work, and as President 

 I wish to thank all who have in any way contributed to extend 

 the Academy's usefulness. 



The present total membership in the Academy is 472, made 

 up of: 



Honorary Members 27 



Life Members 86 



Resident Members 359 



During the year 1915 there was an accession of 63 new 

 members, and the Academy lost by death 6, by resignation 25, 

 and by being dropped for arrearages in dues, 9. The net gain 

 in membership during the year has been 2Z. 



The losses by death were: 



Greene, Prof. Edward L Life Member November 10, 1915 



Giinther, Dr. Albert Honorary • . . , 1914 



Hilgard, Prof. Eugene W Honorary January 8, 1916 



Holladay, Mr. S. W Life February 16, 1915 



Putnam, Prof. Frederic W. .. Honorary August 14, 1915 



Wilson, Mr. J. C Resident , 1915 



LECTURES 



During the year 1915, 14 free lectures have been delivered 

 at the stated meetings of the Academy, as follows : 



January 18. "The Significance of Glaciation in Geologic Time." 



Dr. Marsden Manson. 

 January 29. "The Work of the United States Biological Survey." 



W. L. McAtee, U. S. Biological Survey. 

 February 17. "Explorations of a Sacred Cave in Arizona." 



Dr. Walter Hough, Curator of Ethnology, United 



States National Museum. 

 March 17. "Liquid Air." 



Prof. E. C. Franklin, Professor of Chemistry, Stan- 

 ford University. 

 March 26. "International Peace." 



Chancellor David Starr Jordan. 



