1893.] NEW YORK ACADEMY OP SCIENCES. 127 



report of the kecording secrltary for the year endikg february 



27th, 1893. 



During the year there have been : 



9 Meetings of the Council, 

 35 Meetings of the Academy, including 

 7 Public Lectures, and . 

 7 Meetings of the Section of Astronomy, 

 5 Meetings of the Section of Biology, and 

 3 Meetings of the Section of Geology and Mineralogy. 



The average attendance at meetings exclusive of public 

 lectures has been 21 persons. 



Forty-nine formal or announced papers have been read on 

 the following topics : 



Astronomy, 7 Geology, 4. 



Botany, 4 Mechanics, 1 



Biology, 7 Microscopy, 1 



Chemistry, 7 IMineralogy, 5 



Electricity, 2 Palfeontology, G 



General Information, 1 Physics, 2 

 Zoology, 2, ■ 



besides seven papers read by title and a number of informal 

 communications on a variety of topics. 



Two new sections of the Academy have been formed, viz. : 



The Section of Biology, 

 The Section of Geology and Mineralogy, 

 and the Section of Astronomy has been changed to the Section 

 of A.stronomy and Physics. 



There are 233 Resident Members, including 75 Fellows. 

 During the year the Academy has elected 



19 Resident Members, 

 3 Fellows, 



7 Corresponding Members, 

 Fifteen members have been lost by deathj resignation, etc. 



H. T. VULTE, 



Recording Secretary. 



