Trans. N. Y. Ac. Set. 98 Feb. 26, 



The attendance on the regular meetings is unchanged, and that on 

 the lectures indicates a high appreciation of their value. 



The communications, oral and written, have been numerous and 

 very varied. They have been fully illustrated by specimens, instru- 

 ments, diagrams and the lantern, and may be classed as follows : 



Arts 3 Geology 15 



Archaeology i Mineralogy 22 



Astronomy 2 Nat, History 12 



Chemistry 8 Psychology 2 



Engineering 2 Physiology 4 



Total 71 



Nine lectures have been given by members and other gentlemen, on 

 invitation of the Academy — on Archaeology-, Chemistry, Geology, 

 Physiology and Zoology, and all well attended. 



The number of new Resident Members 17 



The resignations 14 



The deceased 4 



beside one Honorary and one Corresponding Member. 



The Academy greatly needs re-inforcement by an increase of its 

 Membership. 



O. P. Hubbard, 



Recording Secretary." 



The Librarian reported " the number of publications constituting 

 our Library, at the end of the last year, aggregate to about 6500 

 volumes and 2000 pamphlets ; and the addition received up to Nov. 

 27, 1882, to 205 volumes and 25 pamphlets. Since that date, 20 vol- 

 umes, 135 parts and 197 pamphlets, reports, etc., have been received, 

 amounting to a total accession, during the fiscal year of 1882, of 225 

 volumes and 557 pamphlets ; which makes a grand total of 6725 vol- 

 umes and 2357 pamphlets in our Library at the present time, exclusive 

 of the publications presented this evening. 



During the past year 211 volumes have been bound, leaving about 



500 unbound volumes now on our shelves. The large number of 



periodical publications continually received, makes an arrangement for 



binding a continual necessity, to prevent our again falling behindhand, 



as we have done during many former years. 



L. Elsberg, 



Librarian." 



The Chairman of the Publication Committee presented the following 

 report : 



" During the year ending February 26th, 1883, there have been pub- 

 lished three numbers of the Society's Annals, Nos. 9, 10 and 11, of 

 Volume n. There remains still another part. No. 12, belonging to the 



