406 PROCEEDINGS OP THE ACADEMY OF [1880. 



REPORT OF THE RECORDIXG SECRETARY. 



The Recording Secretary respectfully reports that during the 

 year ending November 30th, 1880, twenty-six members and twenty 

 correspondents have been elected. 



Resignations of membership have been received from D. E. 

 Dallam and J. D. Thomas. 



Records of the death of twenty members and four correspond- 

 ents have been published in the Proceedings under the dates of 

 announcement. 



Twenty-five papers have been accepted for publication as follows : 

 H. C. Lewis, 7 ; J. S. Kingsley, 3 ; Jos. Leid}', 3 ; H. C. Chapman, 

 2 ; Harrison Allen, 1 ; R. Bergh, 1 ; Andrew Garrett, 1 ; A. W. 

 Yogdes, 1 ; W. N. Lockington, 1 ; W. D. Havtman, 1 ; Wm. Bar- 

 beck, 1 ; Angelo Heilprin, 1 ; T. D. Rand, 1, and F. A. (Jenth, 

 Jr., 1. 



Twenty-two of these papers have been published in the Pro- 

 ceedings and three in the Journal. In addition , nine papers published 

 in the Proceedings, together with reports of a nnmber of important 

 verbal communications, formed the Proceedings of the Mineralo- 

 gical and Geological Section of the Academy- for the years 18 YT 

 to 1879. 



Two hundred and eighty-eight pages of the Proceedings for 

 1819 and three hundred and fiftj'-two pages of the volume for 1880 

 have been printed during the year. The concluding number of 

 Yolume YIII of the Journal will be issued early in January. 



The list of those making verbal communications at the meet- 

 ings includes the names of Messrs. Leidy, Meehan, Allen, A. J. 

 Parker, Wilcox, Koenig, Cope, Kellv, Ryder, Evarts, Frazer, 

 Dercum, Horn, McCook, Barbeck, Kingsley, Chapman, Potts, 

 Canby, Foote, Coates, Tasker, Martindale, Pike, Ford, Halde- 

 man, Redfield, Porter and Hough. 



At the meeting held January 13th, 1880, Messrs. Aubrey H. 

 Smith and Geo. Yaux were elected to fill vacancies in the Council 

 caused by the absence from the meetings thereof for six consecu- 

 tive months of Dr. C. Newlin Peirce and Prof. Edw. D. Cope, 

 and on November 16, 1880, Mr. Ezra T. Cresson was elected to fill 

 a vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Geo. Yaux. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



Edw. J. Nolan, 



Recording Secretary. 



