1883. 37 Trans. N. V. Ac. Set. 



by the Chair, with Prof. Leeds as chairman, to represent the Acad- 

 emy on the subject of the protection of the forest lands of the Adiron- 

 dacks, and to memoriahze the Legislature of the State to that end. 



The motion was passed, and the President appointed as such 

 committee, Prof. A. R. Leeds, Dr. B. N. Martin, and Prof. O. P. 

 Hubbard, to report to the Academy on this subject. 



On motion, the Academy then adjourned to January 7, 1884. 



January 7, 1884. 

 regular business meeting and section of biology. 

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

 Thirty persons present. 



The resignation of Dr. Louis Elsberg as Librarian was accepted, 

 and the nomination of Dr. Alexis A. Julien by the Council to fill 

 the unexpired term having been received, he was so elected. The 

 resignation of Mr. Henry P. Egleston and J. H. Maghee as 

 Resident Members were received and accepted. 



On motion by Prof. J. J. Stevenson, the preparation of a me- 

 morial of the senior Vice-President of the Academy, recently 

 deceased, Dr. Benjamin Nicholas Martin, was directed and en- 

 trusted to the following committee : Profs. O. P. Hubbard, A. R. 

 Leeds, J. J. Stevenson, and the President of the Academy, 



Prof. Leeds, the Corresponding Secretary, read letters of ac- 

 ceptance as Corresponding Members from Lieut. A. W. Vogdes of 

 Fortress Monroe, and Prof. Antonio di Gregorio of Havana. 



Prof. Stevenson nominated Prof. William King, of Glenoir, 

 Galway, Ireland, as Corresponding Member, and he was so elected. 



Mr. G. F. KuNZ called attention to an erroneous statement in the 

 January number of the American Journal of Scietice (Series IIL, Vol. 

 XXVIL, page 73), setting forth the discovery of herderite, at Stone- 

 ham, Me., as follows : " These crystals were found in the pockets 

 that yielded the fine crystals of topaz described by G. F. Kunz 

 (See Am. Jour. Science, Series IIL, XXV., page 161)." In fact, 

 however, the herderite was not found in these pockets, not at the 

 time, nor in the same part of the ledge. The first crystals came 

 under his notice in October, 1883, and were found by Mr. Edgar D. 

 Andrews. They were never taken for topaz by himself, although so 

 mistaken by others. As he did not own these crystals, they never 

 came into his possession, and he was able to procure only some 

 part of them on December 12, 1883. 



