We have lost two valued meml)ers. — Edward Wolsey Coit, 

 and David R. IJrearley, who b(jth died at Los Angeles, the for- 

 mer on September 25. 1915, and Mr. Brearlev on January 5, 

 1916. 



The becjuest of $10,000.00 to the Academy by the late Ban- 

 crt)ft E. Beeman has not been received, but we are informed that 

 the executrix will be able to pay this amount into our treasury 

 at an early date. 



A spacious and commodious hall has been tendered to us 

 by the manag-ement of the South West Museum, located at 

 Avenue 46 and ATarmion W'a}', for the exhibition of our fossil 

 mounts, our conchological, ethnological, ornithological and other 

 collections, and the greatly needed opixniunity for ])lacing our 

 Library in an accessible condition. 



With two or three excejjtions, all the mounts of fossils from 

 La Brea excavations, now upon exhibition in the Museum at 

 Exposition Park, belong to this Academy of Sciences, and pre- 

 liminary arrangements have Ijeen made by our Board of Direc- 

 tors for an amicable agreement with the Board of Supervisors 

 for the removal of these La Brea fossil mounts or duplicates 

 thereof. At this date it is impossible to state the conditions 

 which will be exacted by either our Academy or the Board of 

 Supervisors, but the sentiment of our Directors seems to indi- 

 cate that the Academy will make an absolute gift of all said 

 mounted fossils, to the County of Los Angeles, provided the 

 Board of Supervisors will appropriate a sum sufficient for the 

 mounting of duplicates from the fossils now stored in the base- 

 ment of the Museum Building. 



The subject of changing the name, au'l character of pub- 

 lication of our liulletin has been seriously discussed, but no defi- 

 nite action in this behalf has, as yet, been taken. 



It is earnestly hoped, if members have any numbers of 

 A'olumes III, IV. V and W of the Bulletin, which they do not 

 wish to retain, that they will send them to the Secretary that 

 he may complete defective files. 



HoLDRiDCE O. Collins, 



Secret;ir\-. 



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