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The Treasurer explained the large cost of obtaining the annual 

 dues of members, by means of the paid collector, and on motion it was 



Resolved, To send a notice to the members, urging prompt 

 payment. 



The Librarian, Dr. A. A. Julien, reported that he had received 

 on his appointment, January 7, 127 books and pamphlets, the ac- 

 cumulated accessions. Since that time, 114 parts have been re- 

 ceived, amounting to 241 up to date, all of which have been num- 

 bered, their titles recorded in the Accession Catalogue, and ex- 

 hibited before the Academy. The entire Library is in good con- 

 dition and order, and now amounts to about 7,000 volumes and parts. 

 Of these, about 1,400 volumes and parts now remain unbound, and 

 the sum of fifteen hundred dollars is urgently needed for this pur- 

 pose. An annual appropriation of five hundred dollars is required 

 for the binding of the accessions of each year, and would insure the 

 preservation of valuable works from injury by handling. 



The report of the Publication Committee was given by the 

 Chairman, Prof. D. S. Martin. 



The last two numbers of Vol. I. of the Annals have been issued 

 since the last annual meeting ; the Index of Vol. IL was pub- 

 lished last summer; the first and second numbers of Vol. IIL were 

 distributed last fall, and the third and fourth numbers of that volume 

 will be issued during the coming spring. The delay has been due 

 to the lack of papers offered in the summer, and to difficulties con- 

 nected with the correction of the proofs. Vol. IL of the Trans- 

 actions and the Indices of Vols. I. and IL have been published. 



The election of the officers of the Academy for the coming 

 year then took place, and the following persons were elected : 



President — J. S. Newberry. 



First Vice-President — D. S. Martin. 



Second Vice-President — A. C. Post. 



Corresponding Secretary — A. R. Leeds. 



Recording Secretary — O. P. Hubbard. 



Treasurer — J. H. Hinton. 



Librarian — A. A. Julien. 



Councillors — G. N. Lawrence, I^ouis Elsberg, E. C. H. Day, 

 W. P. Trowbridge, H. L. Fairchild, C. Van Brunt. 



Curators — B. G. Amend, C. F. Cox, B. B. Chamberlin, N. L. 

 Britton, a. H. Ellioit. 



