Academy Meeting. 



The regular meeting of the Academy was held on December 16, 1911, 

 in Symphony Hall. 



Mr. B. K. Harvey, Member of the National Geographical and Ento- 

 mological Society, read a paper upon ' ' Butterflies and their interesting 

 Life Histories," and gave some interesting accounts of his experiences 

 with insect life in the tropics. 



His collection of the rarest and most beautiful species of the Butter- 

 fly Kingdom, representative of all parts of the tropical world and many 

 temperate regions, was placed on exhibition. 



Directors' Meeting. 



A meeting of the Directors was held in the office of the Secretary 

 on December 30, 1911, a quorum being present. 



Eugene J. Fischer and Charles C. Browning, M.D. of Los Angeles 

 were elected to membership. 



Mrs. G. S. Safford, W. C. Patterson and Prank X. Pfaffinger, having 

 each paid One hundred dollars, were elected Life Members. 



The President reported that the following named persons had agreed 

 to take Life Memberships, to-wit: Myra Hershey, F. M. Coulter, 

 Anstruther Davidson, M. D., J. S. Vosburg, J. Ross Clark. 



The Secretary was instructed to make all necessary arrangements 

 for the January 1912 meeting of the Academy. 



Board adjourned. 



HOLDRIDGE O. COLLINS, 



Secretary. 



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