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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



rDec. 



held their Annual Congress at the Academy, the meeting proving the 

 largest in the history of the organization. 



Much aid has been given during the year to ornithologists of other 

 institutions, both by loan and by placing our material at the disposal 

 of visiting students. 



In the work of the department the Conservator is much indebted to 

 Mr. J. A. G. Rehn for valuable assistance. 



The officers elected for the ensuing year are : 



Director, 



Vice-Director, 



Secretary, . 



Recorder, 



Treasurer and Conservator, 



Spencer Trotter, M.D. 

 George Spencer Morris. 

 William A. Shryock. 

 Stcwardson Bro^Mi. 

 Witmer Stone. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



WiTJiER Stone, 



Conservator. 



The election of Officers, Councillors 

 on Accounts to serve during 1904 was 



President, 



Vice-Presidents, .... 



Recording Secretary, 

 Corresponding Secretary, 



Treasurer, 



Librarian, 



Curators, 



Councillors to serve three year:- 



Committee on Accounts, 



and Members of the Committee 

 held with the following result : 



Samuel G. Dixon, M.D. 

 Arthur Erwin Brown, 

 E. G. Conklin, Ph.D. 

 Edward J. Nolan, M.D. 

 J. Percy ]\Ioore, Ph.D. 

 George Vaux, Jr. 

 Edward J. Nolan, M.D. 

 Henry C. Chapman, M.D. 

 Arthur Erwin Brown, 

 Samuel G. Dixon, M.D. 

 Henry A. Pilsbry, D.Sc. 



C. Ncwlin Peirce, 

 Phihp P. Calvert, Ph.D. 

 Thomas Biddle, M.D. 

 Charles Morris, 

 Harold Wingate, 

 Samuel N. Rhoads, 

 Philip P. Calvert, Ph.D. 



^ Vacancies unfilled out of respect to the memory of Dr. Charles Schaeffer, 

 wlio was nominated for these offices. 



