TRANSACTIONS 



OF THE 



NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



October 5th, 1891. 



Regular Business Meeting. 



Vice-President, Dr. Hubbard, in the chair. About twenty-five 

 persons present. 



The Recording Secretary read the minutes of June 1st, which 

 were adopted. 



Dr. N. L. Brttton stated that since the lamentable death of Dr. 

 John I. Northrop he had acted as Libi'arian, and with the aid of 

 ofiScers of the Columbia College Library had perfected a scheme for 

 recording volumes received ; that the library of the Academy had 

 acquired a substantial addition during the recess, amounting to 

 about 1000 parts of volumes. 



The Recording Secretary referred to the tragic death of Dr. 

 Northrop and nominated Dr. H. T. Yulte to fill the vacancy in 

 the librarianship. 



The following persons were nominated for Resident Members: — 



Mr. Dewitt J. Apgar, by Capt. Thomas L. Casey. 



Mr. George H. Knight, by Prof. J. K. Rees. 



Mr. Nelson Smith, by H. Carrington Bolton. 



Mr. J. PiERPONT Morgan, " " " 



Mr. Wm. C. Schermerhorn, " " " 



Dr. Clark Bell, by Mrs. Annie Chambers Ketchum. 



Miss Virginia Vaughan, " " " " 



Mrs. Edward Heylyn, " " " " 



Mr. Ernest du Vivier, by "Wm. G. De Witt. 



Prof. James F. Kemp, by Dr. N. L. Brixton. 

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