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At the close of the address, a vote of thanks was. moved by 

 Professor Wilson, seconded by Professor Osborn, and carried. 

 The Academy then adjourned. Henry E. Crampton, 



Recording Secretary. 



REPORT OF THE RECORDING SECRETARY. 



The present report deals with the work of the Academy from 

 February 24, 1902, to December 31, 1902. 



During this period twenty-three meetings of Sections of the 

 Academy were held, at which four public lectures and forty- 

 two stated papers were presented. The subjects were distrib- 

 uted as follows : 



Section of Astronomy, Physics and Chemistry — 

 Astronomy, 2 papers, 2 lectures. 



Physics, 3 papers. 



5 papers, 2 lectures. 



Section of Biology — 



Palaeontology, 2 papers. 



Zoology, 10 papers, 2 lectures. 



12 papers, 2 lectures. 

 Section of Geology and Mineralogy — 

 Geology, 5 papers. 



Mineralogy, 4 papers. 



Physiography, 2 papers. 



Section of Anthropology and Psychology 

 Anthropology, 3 papers. 



Psychology, 1 1 papers. 



1 1 papers. 



14 papers. 



Total, 42 papers, 4 lectures. 



At present there are 300 Active Members, and of these 96 

 are Fellows, while the election of 33 Fellows is pending. Dur- 

 ing the period under consideration four members (J. Woodbridge 

 Davis, Dr. Benjamin Lord, Rev. E. A. Hoffman, D.D., LL.D., 



