PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES 



OF 



PHILADELPHIA. 



1906. 



January 2. 



Mr. Arthur Erwin Brown, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Thirty-four persons present. 



The Council reported that the following Standing Committees had 

 been appointed to serve during the ensuing year: 



Finance. — John Cadwalader, Edwin S. Dixon, Effingham B. Morris, 

 Horatio C. Wood, M.D., and George Vaux, Jr., Treasurer. 



Publications. — Henry Skinner, M.D., Henry A. Pilsbry, D.Sc, 

 Witmer Stone, Philip P. Calvert, Ph.D., and Edward J. Nolan, M.D. 



Library. — Dr. C. Newlin Peirce, Thomas A. Robinson, Thomas 

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



Instruction. — Benjamin Smith Lyman, Henry A. PilsJjry, D.Sc, 

 Charles Morris, Philip P. Calvert, Ph.D., and Dr. C. Newlin Peirce. 



Committee of Council on By-Ia\ws, — Arthur Erwin Brown, 

 Thomas H. Fenton, M.D., John Cadwalader and Charles B. Pen- 

 rose, M.D. 



