PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES 



OF 



PHILADELPHIA. 



1905. 



January 3. 

 The President, Samuel G. Dixon, M.D., in the Chair. 

 Thirteen persons present. 



The Council reported that the following Standing Committees had 

 been appointed to serve during the ensuing year: 



Library. — Dr.C.N.Peirce,Thos. A. Robinson, Thos.Biddle, Jr., M.D., 

 Benjamin Sharp, M.D., and George Vaux, Jr. 



Publications. — Henry Skinner, M.D., Philip P. Calvert, Ph.D.,. 

 Witmer Stone, Henry A. Pilsbry, Sc.D., and Edward J. Nolan, M.D^ 



Instruction and Lectures. — Benjamin Smith Lyman, Henry A. 

 Pilsbry, Sc.D., Charles Morris, Philip P. Calvert, Ph.D., and Dr. C. 

 Newlin Peirce. 



Finance. — Isaac J. Wistar, William Sellers, John Cadwalader, 

 Edwin S. Dixon and the Treasurer (George Vaux, Jr.). 



Committee of Council on By-Law^s. — Isaac J. Wistar, Arthur E. 

 Brown, Thomas H. Fenton, M.D., and John Cadwalader. 



The President is, ex-officio, a member of all Standing Committees. 

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