RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 379 



One thousand and ninety-fifth Meetinir. 



December 8, 1920. — Stated Meeting. 



The Academy met at its House at 8.15 p.m. 



The President in the Chair. 



Sixty-four Fellows and several guests were present: 



The Transactions of the last Meeting were read and approved. 



The Corresponding Secretary reported the resignation of Prof. 

 H. P. Talbot as chairman of the C. M. Warren Committee and the 

 appointment of Prof. J. F. Norris as chairman in his place. 



The Corresponding Secretary reported that the Council had 

 authorized the Special Committee on Elections to the Academy 

 to enlarge its membership and to serve for the current year as a 

 Committee on Nominations. 



The following Communication was presented: 



Professor W. J. V. Osterhout. "Control of Life Phenomena." 



The following paper was presented by title: 



" The Potential of the Thallium Electrode and the Free Energy 

 of Formation of Thallous Iodide." By Grinnell Jones and Walter 

 C. Schumb. 



The Meeting was then dissolved. 



One thousand and ninety-sixth Meeting. 



December 15, 1920. — Open Meeting. 



An Open Meeting was held at the House of the Academy from 

 four to six o'clock. 



The President in the Chair. 



There were about two hundred Fellows and guests, including 

 ladies, present. 



The President of the Academy gave an address on "Alchemy, 

 Ancient and Modern," with illustrations from lantern slides. 



Tea was served at five o'clock in the Reception Room on the 

 third floor. 



