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Ornithological Section. — The Section has been active in pro- 

 moting Ornithological research at the Academy during the year. 

 The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club and the Pennsylvania 

 Audubon Society have continued to hold their meetings in the 

 building and many valuable specimens have been received through 

 the cooperation of these organizations. 



The details of work in the Ornithological department will be 

 found in the report of the Curators. 



At the annual meeting the following officers were elected for the 

 year 1918: 



Director Spencer Trotter, M.D. 



Vice-Director George Spencer Morris. 



Recorder Stewardson Brown. 



Secretary William A. Shryock. 



Treasurer and Conservator Witmer Stone. 



WiTMER Stone, Conservator. 



The annual election of Officers, Councillors, and members of the 



Committee on Accounts, was held December 18,. 1917, with the fol- 

 lowing result: 



President Samuel G. Dixon, M.D., LL.D., Sc.D. 



Vice-Presidents Edwin G. Conklin, Ph.D., Sc.D. 



John Cadwalader, A.M. 



Recording Secretary Edward J. Nolan, M.D., Sc.D. 



Corresponding Secretary J. Percy Moore, Ph.D. 



Treasurer George Vaux, Jr. 



Librarian Edward J. Nolan, M.D., Sc.D. 



Curators Samuel G. Dixon, M.D., LL.D., Sc.D. 



Henry A. Pilsbry, Sc.D., 

 .Witmer Stone, A.M., Sc.D., 

 Henry Tucker, M.D. 



Councillors to serve 



Three Years Charles B. Penrose, M.D., 



Charles Morris, 

 Spencer Trotter, M.D., 

 William E. Hughes, :M.D. 



Councillor to serve Un- 

 expired Term T. Chalkley Palmer. 



Committee on Accounts Charles Morris, 



Samuel N. Rhoads, 

 John G. Rothermel, 

 Thomas S. Stewart, M. D., 

 Weaker Horstmann. 



