i882. 77 Trans. N. Y. Ac. Sci. 



January 9, 1882. 



Regular Business Meeting. 



The President, Dr. J. S. Newberry, in the Chair. 

 Number of persons present, 43. 



On the recommendation of the Council, the following-named 

 persons, previously nominated, were elected as resident members. 



C. H. Denison, Charles Kirchhoff, E. M. 



Samuel Henshaw, Edward W. Martin, 



E. F. Hyde, W. H. Rudkin, 



Vincent C. King, Walter Le Conte Stevens, 



Dr. Philip Valentini. 



Prof. J. J. .Stevenson called attention to the announcement of the 

 death of one of the oldest and most eminent fellows of the Academy, 

 Prof. John \V. Draper, and after making some remarks thereon, pro- 

 posed that the society proceed to take some suitable action. 



The President spoke of the eminent fame of Dr. Draper, and sug- 

 gested that a committee be appointed to prepare a minute expressive of 

 the feelings of the Academy. On motion, it was voted that such a com- 

 mittee be designated by the chair ; and Prof. Stevenson and Prof. D. S. 

 Martin were so appointed. 



Among the books received, the President called attention to the first 

 number of the " Bulletin of the Ainericati Museiim of Natural His- 

 tory," as marking an important step in the progress of science in New 

 York city. He welcomed the appearance of this publication, which 

 contains novel and valuable matter, with illustrations accompanying de- 

 scriptions of new species ; and earnesdy hoped that a large and liberal 

 and worthy policy would enable the Museum to give to the world, in this 

 manner, the benefit of the large stores of scientific material which it 

 has already accumulated, and which will gather more and more around 

 such a centre. 



Dr. Laurence Johnson then read a paper of which the following 

 is an abstract. 



THE parallel DRIFT-HILLS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.* 



(Abstract.) 

 That section of New York State lying between Lake Ontario on the 

 north, and Cayuga and Seneca lakes on the south, is occupied by a large 

 number of parallel drift-hills, having a general north and south direc- 

 tion. Some of them are two or three miles long, and attain elevations 



*This article will probably appear in full in the Annals of the Academy. 



