RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 583 



One thousand one hundred and twenty-first Meeting. 



March 14, 1923. — Stated Meeting. 



The Academy met at its House at 8 P.M. 

 The President in the Chair. 



There were forty Fellows and several guests present. 

 In the absence of the Corresponding Secretary, the Recording 

 Secretary was requested to assume his duties. 



The Transactions of the last meeting were read and approved. 



The President announced the deaths of the following Fellows:— 



Edward Williams Morley, Class I., Section 3; John Trowbridge, 



Class I., Section 2; and of one Foreign Honorary Member, Hein- 



rich Brunner, Class III., Section 1. 



On recommendation of the Council, the following appropria- 

 tions were made for the ensuing year : — 



From the income of the General Fund, $9,500, to be used as 

 follows : — 



for General and Meeting expenses $1,200.00 



for Library expenses 2,800 . 00 



for Books, periodicals and binding 1,200.00 



for Assistant Librarian Emerita 500 . 00 



for House expenses 2,500 . 00 



for Treasurer's expenses (including five insurance 



premiums due this year) 1 ,200 . 00 



at the disposition of the President 100.00 



From the income of the Publication Fund, $3,368.62, to be used 

 for publication. 



From the income of the Rumford Fund, $3,832.49, to be used 

 as follows : — 



for Research $1,000.00 



for Books, periodicals and binding 200.00 



for Publication 600.00 



for use at the discretion of the Committee 2,032 . 49 



On recommendation of the Council, it was 



loied, To make a supplementary appropriation from the 



General Fund of $300, to be used for the purchase of Books and 



Periodicals and for Binding, for the present year, 1922-23. 



