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may be expanded into a full Department whenever sucli ex- 

 pansion shall be deemed important." 



By reason of modifications made under this provision, the 

 present scheme of the Departments is as follows : 



1st. The Department of Speculative Philosophy (not yet 

 organized). 



2d. The Department of the Social and Political Sciences — 

 Embracing : 



Jurisprudence. 

 Political Science. 

 Political Economy. 

 Education. 

 Pubhc Health. 

 Social Economy. 



3d. The Department of the Natural Sciences — 

 Embracing : 



Mathematics. 

 Physics. 



Natural Histoiy, 

 Medicine. 



4th. The Department of the Arts — 

 Embracing : 



The Useful Arts. 

 The Fine Arts. 



5th. The Department of Letters. 

 Embracing : 

 Language. 

 Literature. 

 Histoiy. 



Bach department has its own officers, while all are under 

 the direction of a General Council. 



The membership embraces Honorary and Corresponding 



