926 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [DeC, 



Analysis, by Dr. Hemy Leffmann; Urinary Analysis, by Dr. Thomas 

 S. Stewart; The Abbe Theory of Microscopic Vision, by Mr. F. J. 

 Keeley. 



The Conservator reports, as an important addition to the collection 

 during the past year, a microscope which had belonged to Dr. Samuel 

 G. Morton, presented by Mrs. Thomas H. Montgomery. This instru- 

 ment, made by W. & S. Jones, of London, is of a type originating in 

 the latter part of the eighteenth century and not previously represented 

 in the Academy. Two Beck Star microscopes with objectives were pur- 

 chased, and a portrait of Dr. Abbe was presented by Mr. F. J. Keeley. 



The following officers were elected for the year 1906 : 



Director, 

 Vice-Director, 

 Treasurer, . 

 Recorder, 

 C 071 ser valor, 

 Corresponding Secretary, 



J. Cheston Morris, M.D. 

 T. Chalkley Palmer. 

 Thomas S. Stewart, :\I.D. 

 Charles S. Boyer. 

 F. J. Keeley. "^ 

 S. L. Schumo. 



Charles S. Boyer. 



Recorder. 



The Entomological Section. 



The usuall ten monthly meetings have been held since the last report, 

 with an average attendance of twelve persons. 



Verbal communications have been made by nearly all the members 

 and associates of the Section. These have been permanently put on 

 record in the Entomological News. 



This journal has been continued and Volume XVI completed with 

 344 pages and 11 plates. Five tin cases and 40 boxes have been pur- 

 chased to care for the additions and for better and safer housing of 

 the collections in general. 



The Conservator spent five weeks collecting in the Huachuca ]\Ioun- 

 tains, Cochise County. Arizona, and brought back 3,000 specimens, a 

 number being new to science and many new to our cabinets. The 

 larger part of these have been incorporated into the collections of the 

 different orders of insects. Mr. G. C. Davis presented his valuable 

 collection of Ichneumonoidea, containing 3,617 specimens, including 

 his types. The entire additions during the year numbered 12,935 

 specimens. 



The collections are in an excellent state of preservation, largely 



