RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 445 



There were forty-three Fellows and several guests present: 

 The Corresponding Secretary announced the receipt of an 

 invitation from the Royal University of Padua inviting the Acad- 

 emy to take part in the VII centenary of its foundation, May 

 14-17, 1922; and an invitation from the Societe Asiatique de 

 Paris to send delegates to take part in the 100th anniversary of its 

 founding, July 10-13, 1922. 



The Corresponding Secretary announced the receipt of the 

 following biographical notices: 



John Wallace Baird, by R. M. Yerkes. 

 William Gilson Farlow, bv C. L. Jackson. 



The President announced the death of Charles Leonard Bouton, 

 Class I., Section 1. 



On recommendation of the Council, the following appropriations 

 were made for the ensuing year: 



From the income of the General Fund, 88,300.65, to be used 

 as follows: 



for General and Meeting expenses $1,300.00 



for Library expenses 3,000 . 00 



for Books, periodicals and binding 1,100.00 



for House expenses 2,300 . 00 



for Treasurer's expenses GOO . 00 



From the income of the PubHcation Fund, $3,951 .95, to be used 

 for publication. 



From the income of theRumford Fund, $6269.65, to be used 

 as follows: 



for Research $1,000.00 



for Purchase and binding of books and periodicals 200 . 00 

 for Publication 600.00 



for use at the discretion of the Committee 4,469 . 65 



P'rom the income of the C. M. Warren Fund, $1,842.44, to be 

 used at the discretion of the Committee. 



E. B. Wilson reported for the Committee on INIembership, pro- 

 posing amendments to the Statutes as follow: 



(1) to amend Chapter II., Art. 2, by substituting "Two hundred 

 and ten" for "Two hundred" in the third line. 



(2) to amend Chapter IX., Art. 1, third paragraph, by omitting 

 the words "of the same Class." 



