RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 793 



The munhcr of hound \olumes on the shelves at the time of the 

 hist report was 32,068. (147 vohunes hii\-e been added durinfj; the 

 past year, making' the nuinher ik)\v on the shelves, 1^2, 715. This 

 ineludes ")27 received hy j,nft and exchange, 84 purchased by the 

 General Fvnul, and 3() by the Rumford Fund. 



(i03 \oluines have been bound, and 150 have been stamped and 

 plated durint; the financial year, May 1, 1912 to April 1, 1913, at a 

 cost of 8835.45. 



The expenses ciiarged to the library for the eleven months ending 

 Aj)ril 1 are: 



^Miscellaneous (including S108. 75 for cataloguing) . . . $775.18 



Binding 



General Fund 737.45 



Rumford Fund 98.10 



Purchase of periodicals and books 



General Fund 288.38 



Rumford Fund 114.51 



The committee begs to remind members of the desirability that 

 copies of their own published works be donated to the library. The 

 Aalue of the library would be greatly increased by a general response 

 to this invitation. 



It is the desire of the committee to increase the use of the library 

 by making its resources better known. Suggestions and cooperation 

 in this direction from members of the Academy will be most welcome. 



H. W. Tyler, Librarian. 



May 14, 1913. 



Report of the Rumford Committee. 



During the present year grants have been made in aid of researches 

 as follows : — 



June 5, 1912, to Professor Norton A. Kent of Boston Univer- 

 sity, for the purchase of a lens to be used in his investigation on 

 the "Effect of the Magnetic Field on the Spectra of Gases, 

 (additional) §375 



To Professor Frederick A. Saunders of Syracuse University, 

 for his research, "Spectroscopic Studies in the Ultra-violet 

 Region" 100 



October 9, 1912, to Mr. William (). Sawtelle of Harvard 

 University, in aid of his research on the " Spectra of the Light 

 from the Spark in an Oscillatory Discharge" 250 



