RKCORDS OF MEETINGS. 7^9 



WalktT. Follows in (Mass III, Section 4, luid been transferred to 

 Class III., Sect i( 111 I. 



A marble bnst of Dr. Jacol) Bitj^elow and an inkstand used by 

 him were presented to the Academy by his grandson, 1 )r. \Vilham 

 Stur^is Bi<i;elow. 



The Presi<k'nt in receiving the gifts for the Academy made the 

 following remarks: — 



"Dr. Jacob Bigelow was President of this Academy from 1846 

 to 18().3, and was the eighth in a distinguished line of Presidents — 

 James Bowdoin, John Adams, Edward A. Ilolyoke, John Quincy 

 Adams, Nathaniel Bowditch, James Jackson, and John Pickering. 

 Dr. Bigelow was an eminent writer on botanical and medical 

 subjects; and his great services to science and to the community 

 are set forth in volume 14 of the Proceedings of the Academy. He 

 was greatly interested in technological education and was the first 

 to advocate the foundation of an Institute of Technology in Boston. 

 Dr. BigeloW' was also Rumford Professor in Harvard University; 

 and it seems verv fitting that the Academv should receive these 

 remembrances of him at this meeting, when the Rumford medals 

 are to be conferred." 



In moving the thanks of the Academy, Professor A. G. Webster 

 hoped that similar gifts in honor of distinguished members would 

 be received. 



It was 



Voted, That the thanks of the Academy be given to Dr. W. 

 S. Bigelow for his valuable gifts. 



The Rumford ^Nledal which had been awarded to Professor 

 James M. Crafts, was presented to him in his absence through 

 Professor Charles R. Cross. 



The following draft of certain sections in the tariff act, was sent 

 to the Academy by Francis E. Hamilton of 32 Broadway, New 

 York. It was presented to the Council and was referred to a 

 Committee of one — Professor F. W. Taussig. 



Substitute for Sections 517-o19-C).")0-714-715. 



Books, maps, music, engravings, photographs, etchings, bound or 

 unbound, and charts, which shall have been printed more than twenty 



