those destroyed by insects have been eliminated. On account oi the 

 lack of room and proper cabinets, a large portion of this collection 

 was rendered useless. 



A few enthusiastic members have come to our assistance and to 

 the remnant we possessed the following donations have been received: 



Miss Mohr, Los Angeles, 450 specimens, mostly northern species 

 with some mounted European ferns. 



Miss Alice Hutchinson, 140 specimens from ]\It. Carniel and Yose- 

 mite. 



Mrs. Trask, 105 specimens. Catalina and the islands. 



Mr. Fordyce Grinnell, 200 specimens. Southern California. 



Mr. and Mrs. Chadwick, Hollywood, 600 specimens from tiic 

 Rocky Mountains, from Banfif to the Yellowstone. 



Mr. Parish, San Bernardino, 350 specimens, mostly from Southern 

 California. 



Mr. Theodore Payne, collection from San Bernardino Mountains, 

 in course of mounting. 



A. Davidson, 1500 specimens of British specimens and numerous 

 specimens from Inyo county and Southern California. 



Dr. Hasse, an almost complete set of the Lichens of Californid— 

 a valuable collection. 



T. PAYNE, Secretary. 



SECRETARY'S REPORT 



During the current year 1912-13 the Academy has met seven 

 times, at each of which meetings it has been entertained by a lecture, 

 the speakers on the several occasions being: 



On June 5th, 1912, Professor E. A. Path. Subject, "A Trip to a 

 Star." 



October 21st, 1912, Mr. G. G. Johnson. Subject, "The Panama 

 Canal." 



January 6th, 1913, Architect Arthur Burnett Benton. Subject, 

 "The Franciscan Mission of Alta California." 



February 6th, 1913, Dr. Gilbert Ellis Bailey. Subject, "The 

 Methods of Burial from the Cave Dweller to Modern Times." 



April 7th, 1913, Professor Daniel Trembly MacDougal. Subject, 

 "Physical and Biological Features of American Deserts." 



April 10th, 1913, Professor William L. Watts. Subject, "A Talk 

 on Iceland." 



May 2nd, 1913, Dr. Anstruther Davidson. Subject, "Brains and 

 the Classes of People who produce them." 



The directors met in special session on several occasions other 

 than the regular meetings of the Academy. 



At the August meeting, Mr. H. O. Collins announced that he was 

 about leaving for a trip around the world, and therefore resigned his 

 office as secretary. Mr. Arthur B. Benton was therefore elected sec- 

 retary to fill the unexpired term. 



1 announce v,'ith deep regret the recent death, at Rome, Italy, of 

 Mr. W. C. Patterson, a life member of the Academy. 



The correspondence of the secretary's office is increasing each 

 year and the exchange list is also growing rapidly, and promises to 

 provide a valuable collection of pamphlets in the future. 



ARTHUR B. BENTON, 



Secretarv. 



A special meeting of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 

 met on Tuesday evening, April 15, at the Polytechnic High School 

 auditorium. About thirty gathered. Mr. Watts announced the un- 



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