OFFICERS OF THE ACADEMY 



President: F. L. Ransome, Geological Survey. 



Corresponding Secretary: Robert B, Sosman, Geophysical Laboratory. 

 Recording Secretary: William R. Maxon, National Museum. 

 Treasurer: R. L. Faris, Coast and Geodetic Survey. 



ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEETINGS OF THE ACADEMY AND 



AFFILIATED SOCIETIES^ 



Tuesday, January 6. The Anthropological Society, at Room 43, 

 New National Museum, at 4.45 p.m. 



Tuesday, January 6. The Botanical Society, at the Cosmos Club, 

 at 8.00 p.m. 



Wednesday, January 7. The Society of Engineers, at the Cosmos 

 Club, at 8.15 p.m. 



Thursday, January 8. The Chemical Society, at the Cosmos Club, 

 at 8,00 p.m. Program: 



Celebration of the 300th meeting : 



F. W. Clarke; W. F. Hili^ebrand, H. W. Wiley: Early history of the Society. 

 R. S. McBridE: Review of the past ten years. 



Saturday, January 10. The Biological Society, at the Cosmos Club, 

 at 8.00 p.m. 



Tuesday, January 13. The Institute of Electrical Engineers, at the 

 Cosmos Club, at 8.00 p.m. 



Tuesday, January 13. The Washington Academy of Sciences, at the 

 Carnegie Institution, at 8.15 p.m. Program. 



Presidential address: F. L. Ransome: The functions and ideals of a national 



geological survey. * 



Annual meeting for reports and election of officers. 



Wednesday, January 14. The Geological Society, at the Cosmos 

 Club, at 8.00 p.m. 



Thursday, January 15. The Entomological Society, at the Cosmos 

 Club, at 8.00 p.m. 



Saturday, January 17. The Philosophical Society, at the Cosmos 

 Club, at 8.15 p.m. Program: 



Program of papers on aeroplane investigations, in charge of H. C. Dickinson. 



Tuesday, January 20. The Anthropological vSociety, at Room 43, 

 New National Museum, at 4.45 p.m. 



Wednesday, January 21. The {Society of Engineers, at the Cosmos 

 Club, at 8.15 p.m. 



'The programs of the meetings of the aflGliated societies will appear oa this page if sent to the 

 Editors by the thirteenth and twenty-seventh of the month. 



