t Annals New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. XXI, pp. 185-252. 



25 March, 1912.] 



KECOED OF MEETINGS 



OF THE 



NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 

 January, 1911, to December, 1911. 



By Edmund Otis Hovey, Recording Secretary. 



Lie 



NEW \ 

 30TANICAU 

 GARD6M. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 

 9 January, 1911. 



The Academy met at 8:15 p. m. at the American Museum of Natural 

 History, Vice-President Kimz presiding in the absence of President Boas. 



The minutes of the last business meeting were read and approved. 



The following candidates for active membership in the Academy, 

 recommended by Council, were duly elected : 



John P. Haines, 20 Fifth Avenue, 



Daniel 0. Fearing, Newport, E. I., 



A. 0. Garrett, 615 South 9th St., Long Island City, 



C. W. Parsons, 30 West 95th Street. 



The Recording Secretary announced that Dr. C. B. Davenport had de- 

 clined to accept the election to Vice-President for 1911, and Dr. F. A. 

 Lucas had been elected Vice-President of the Academy and Chairman of 

 the Section of Biology to take his place. He reported further that Dr. 

 Clark Wissler had been elected Councilor for one year in place of Dr. 

 Franz Boas and that Professor C. C. Trowbridge had been elected Coun- 

 cilor for three years in place of Dr. Simon Flexner. 



The Academy then adjourned. 



Edmund Otis Hovey, 



Recording Secretary. 



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