696 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [DeC, 



jubilee of the Entomological Society of Ontario, which Dr. C. G. 

 Hewitt attended as the Academy's delegate; the Ninth International 

 Congress on Hydrology, Climatology and Geology-; the inauguration 

 exercises of the new President of Ursinus College, and the fiftieth 

 anniversary of the founding of the Imperial Society of the Friends 

 of Natural History, Anthropology and Ethnography of Moscow. 

 Letters of congratulation or more formal addresses were forwarded 

 to the executive officers of most of the events named, special attention 

 being given to those at which the Academy found it impossible to be 

 represented. 



Several communications from individuals or organizations, thank- 

 ing the Academy for courtesies extended, were received. Many 

 letters requesting information were answered or suitably referred, and 

 the routine correspondence was conducted as usual as shown in the 

 summary that follows: 



Communications received: 



Acknowledging receipt of the Academy's publications 455 



Transmitting publications to the Academy... 54 



Requesting exchanges or the supply of deficiencies 3 



Invitations to learned gatherings, celebrations, etc 14 



Notices of deaths of scientific men ._ _. 5 



Circulars concerning the administration of scientific and educational 



institutions, etc 20 



Photographs and biographies of correspondents ■ 2 



Letters from correspondents 10 



Miscellaneous letters 135 



Total received 698 



Communications forwarded: 



Acknowledging gifts to the Library 1,094 



Requesting the supply of deficiencies 112 



Acknowledging gifts to the Museum 75 



Acknowledging photographs and biographies 1 



Letters of sympathy or congratulation, addresses, etc 16 



Diplomas and notices of election of correspondents and delegates' creden- 

 tials 9 



Miscellaneous letters 157 



Annual reports sent to correspondents 248 



Total forwarded 1,712 



Respectfully submitted, 



J. Percy Moore, 

 Corresponding Secretary. 



REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN. 



I am happy to report a gratifying growth of the library during the 

 past year, the accessions amounting to a total of 9,735, an increase 



