288 ANNALS NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 



At a meeting of the Council of the New York Academy of Sciences held 

 on Monday, May 7th, 1906, the following resolutions were adopted: 



Resolved: — That the Council of the New York Academy of Sciences 

 desires to extend its sympathy to the family of the late Professor Robert 

 Ogden Doremus, IjL. D., for the great loss which it has sustained by his 

 death on March 22, 1906, and to express on behalf of the Fellows and Mem- 

 bers of the Academy, their appreciation of his untiring activity and zeal in 

 scientific work and progress. 



Resolved that in the death of Professor Doremus, science has lost 

 an exceptional man in ability and merit, and that a brilliant and scholarly 

 career has come to an end. 



Resolved that the citizens of New York are deeply indebted to the 

 late Professor Doremus for his work in connection with the general educa- 

 tional progress in this city, particularly the advancement of medical educa- 

 tion, with which he was closely identified. 



Resolved that a copy of these resolutions be engrossed and sent to 

 the family of the late Professor Doremus, and that the resolutions be spread 

 upon the minutes of this Council and published in the Annals of the 

 Academy. 



N. L. Brixton, President, 



W. M. Wheeler, Recording Secretary. 



SECTION OF BIOLOGY. 



Mat 7, 1906. 



The Section met at 8:15 at the American Museum of Natural History, 

 Vice-President Crampton presiding. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting of the Section were read and 

 approved. 



The following program was then offered: 



N. L. Britton, 

 W. M. Wheeler and 

 M. A. Howe. 



Henry E. Crampton, Brief Report on a Recent Trip to the Society 



Islands. 



The Biology of the Bahamas. (Illustrated with 

 lantern slides.) 



The meeting then adjourned. 



M. A. BiGELOW, 



Secretary. 



