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tion of information regarding the Jews of New York. Immi- 

 grants are examined particularly with regard to racial peculiari- 

 ties and observations on several generations in the same families 

 are made wherever possible. Dr. Fischberg discussed briefly 

 certain preliminary results from his research, promising fuller re- 

 ports at a later date. 



Dr. Farrand closed the program with a few remarks on his 

 work during the summer on the Sahaptin stock of Indians for 

 the American Museum of Natural History. 



Livingston Farrand, 



Secretaiy, pro tern. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



November 3, 1902. 



The Academy met at 8.20 P. M., Professor Charles L. Poor 

 presiding. The minutes of the last business meeting were read 

 and approved. 



There being no business to come before the Academy, it was 

 voted to adjourn. 



Henry E. Crampton, 



Recording Secretary. 



SECTION OF ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS AND 



CHEMISTRY. 



November 3, 1902. 



Section met at 8:30 P. M., Charles Lane Poor presiding. 

 The minutes of the last meeting of Section were dispensed with. 



The following program was then offered : 



G, B. Pegram, Experiments on the Electrolysis of 

 Radioactive Substances. 



Summary of Paper. 



When a solution of a thorium salt is electrolyzed, using plat- 

 inum electrodes, a temporary radioactivity is imparted to the 

 anode rather than to the kathode, which is remarkable in view 



