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The Secretary presented the report of the Council, recommending 

 candidates for election, viz : — 



Dr. Israel C. Pierson. 

 Dr. J. WooDBRiDGE Davis. 



These gentlemen were then elected by ballot. 

 The Secretary then read the list of officers for 1892-93, nominated 

 by the Council, as follows : — 



For Honorary President — John S. Newberry. 



For Fresidenf — Oliver P. Hubbard, 



For 1st Vice-President — J. A. Allen. 



For 2d Vice-President — H. Cabrington Bolton. 



For Corresponding Secretary — Thomas L. Casey. 



For Recording Secretary — H. T. Vulte. 



For Treasurer — Henry Dudley. 



For Librarian — James F. Kemp. 



For Councillors — N. L. Britton, Charles F. Cox, D. S. Mar- 

 tin, H. F. OsBORN, J. K. Rees, W. P. Trowbridge. 



For Curators — Geo. F. Kunz, Harold Jacoby, Arthur Hol- 

 lick, H. H. Rusby, F. G. Wiechmann. 



For Finance Committee — John H. Hinton, H. G. Marquand, 

 0. B. Potter. 



On motion of Dr. Bolton the Committee appointed June 1st, 

 1891, to draw up resolutions in memory of Prof. C. A. Joy, a 

 former President of the Academy, was enlarged by the appointment 

 of Mr. Henry Dudley and Dr. Alexis A. Julien. The Committee 

 now consists of Prof. D. S. Martin, Mr. Dudley, and Dr. Julien. 



The Secretary announced a donation from Captain Thomas L. 

 Casey of $232, he having paid bills for publishing certain numbers 

 of the Annals amounting to this sum. 



The Treasurer requested permission to transfer $662 from the 

 balance on hand to the Publication Fund, this amount being made 

 up of sundry fellowship and initiation fees, and Captain Casey's 

 two gifts : granted 



Prof. James F. Kemp read a paper on 



