RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 785 



One thousand and twenty-first Meeting. 



P'ebruary 24, 1913. — Special Meeting. 



A special meetin^ij of the Academy was held at its House, at half 

 past eight o'clock, p. .m. in honor of Professor Henri Bergson, of 

 the College de France. 



Professor Barrett Wendell spoke of the College de France as an 

 exponent of the catholicity of the intellectual life; and presented 

 the greetings of the Academy to the distinguished visitor. 



Professor Bergson in his address of acknowledgment spoke of the 

 pleasure in meeting a body of scholars and outlined his views of 

 the true function of philosophy. 



After the conclusion of Professor Bergson's address a reception 

 was held in the Reading-room. There were present about two 

 hundred Fellows and guests, including ladies. 



One thousand and Twenty-second Meeting. 



March 12, 1913. — Stated Meeting. 



The meeting was held at the House of the Academy. 



The President in the chair. 



There were twenty-four Fellows and four guests present. 



The following letters were read: — from E. B. Frost, W. D. 

 Bancroft, E. R. Thayer, L. O. Howard, D. L. Edsall, E. F. Nichols, 

 R. W. AVood, J. R. Freeman, Okakura-Kakuzo, G. C. Comstock, 

 B. B. Boltwood, Alfred Xoble, C. A. Kofoid, W. E. Ritter, and 

 T. F. Waters, accepting Fellowship; from luluard Seler, accepting 

 Foreign Honorary ^Membership; from John A. Aiken, declining 

 Fellowship; from the Committee of the International Geological 

 Congress, inviting delegates to its 12th session. 



The following deaths were announced by the chair: — 



John William ]\Iallet, Fellow in Class I., Section 3; Henry 

 Leland Chapman, Fellow in Class HI., Section 4. 



On the recommendation of the Council, the following appropria- 

 tions were made for the ensuing year: — 



from the General Fund, $5475. to be used as follows: — 



