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Animals, and at its close mesmerized a canary bird and a fowl. 



The paper was discussed by Messrs. Schaeffer, Billings, EUzey, 

 Coues, Wolfley, Riley, True, King, Gilbert and Gihon. 



Fourth Saturday Lecture, April i, 1882. 



About eight hundred persons listened to the lecture of Major J. 

 W. Powell on Outlines of Sociology.-^ 



Fifth Saturday Lecture, April 8th 1882. 



About seven hundred and fifty persons listened to the lecture of 

 Prof. C. V. Riley, on Little Known Facts About Well Known 



Animals, f 



Twenty-eighth Meeting, April 14, 1882. 



The President occupied the chair. Sixty-five members were 

 in attendance. Prof. William H. Brewer, of Yale College, was 

 present as a guest. 



Dr. Frank Baker proposed amendments to the Constitution as 

 follows : 



In Article III. Strike out the words, " upon recommendation of the ma- 

 jority of the members present at its regular meeting;" and substitute for the words 

 " a majority vote of the members present when the ballot is taken shall be ne- 

 cessary to an election," the words " seven affirmative votes shall be necessary to 

 an election." 



In Article IV. Strike out the words, " its duty shall be to act on nomina- 

 tions," &c., and substitute — •' It shall conduct all the business of the Society ex- 

 cept the election of officers." 



Ill Article XII. .Strike out sections III, IV and V. 



A committee of five, consisting of Messrs. Ward, Goode, 

 Chickering, Riley, and Rathbun, was appointed to confer with the 



* 1882. Powell, John W. Outlines of Sociology. <[The Saturday Lec- 

 turco, <S:c., pp. 60-82, also separate with title page as Saturday Lecture No. 

 4. 8vo. p. 25. 



f 1882. Riley, Charles V. Little Known Facts About Well Known Ani- 

 mals. <^The Saturday Lectures, (S:c. pp. 83-112. Also separate with title page 

 as Saturday Lecture No. 5. 8vo., pp. 32. Fifteen woodcuts. 



