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the year, and for the deep interest manifested by all of them in 

 the prosperity of the Academy, and for their jealous care and 

 watchfulness for its best interests. 



It is but justice to the Secretary, Mr. C. G-. Yale, to say that 

 for his promptness at all our meetings we are very thankful. 

 I remain, very respectfully, yours, 



DAVID D. COLTON, 

 President Board of Trustees. 



The Becording Secretary, Charles Gr. Yale, read the following 

 annual report: 



To the President and Members of the Academy: 



As Recording Secretary of the Academy during the year 1875, I have sim- 

 ply to report what relates to new members, papers presented, and attendance 

 at meetings. 



The total attendance of members at meetings daring the year has been 842, 

 an average of 31 members at each meeting. 



Twenty-seven new members have been elected, four have died, and three 

 have resigned. The total resident membership is now 301, and the life mem- 

 bers miruber 78. A list of those who became members iu 1875 is appended, 

 as well as a list of the forty-one papers read during the year, with names of 

 authors, etc. 



CHARLES G. YALE, 



Recording Secretary. 



Win. J. Fisher, Librarian, presented his annual report, giving 

 the condition of the library, as follows: 



REPORT OF LIBRARIAN. 



Mr. President and Members of the Academy: 



During the past year our Library has received considerable additions, as 

 well by our usual regular exchanges, as also by donations from individual 

 members of our Society. 



Especially are we indebted to our former fellow member, Professor Gilman, 

 for a large collection of works on History and Geography, and to General 

 D. D. Colton, for a number of very rare and costly works on Entomology. 



During the latter part of the year, the Library has been removed from its 

 former position in the gallery to its present place, and, by order of the Trus- 

 tees, a number of new cases have been constructed for the accommodation of 

 the rapidly increasing material. 



I have completed the Catalogue of the works in the Library pertaining to 

 the different scientific departments, and am now engaged in cataloguing the 

 Proceedings received by us from sister societies. 



