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of man will be set at vest; and both those who believe in the ori- 

 ginal unity, and those who believe in the original diversity of races, 

 will have that free scope given to their theoretic methods which a 

 practically unlimited amount of time at their command is calculated 

 to afford. Dr. Ildefonso is understood to assert that the annual cha- 

 racter of the laminae has been confirmed. 



Pending nominations Nos. 522, 523, 524, Avcre read, and 

 the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, June 17, 1864. 

 Present, six members. 

 Prof. Tkego, Secretary, in the Chair. 



Letters accepting membersliip were received from G. Kirch- 

 hoff, dated Heidelberg, June 2d, and from Otto Heer, dated 

 Zurich, April 10th, 1864. 



Letters acknowledging the receipt of publications were 

 received from the Boston Athenaeum, May 31st ; Boston 

 Library, June 7th ; Connecticut Historical Society, May 

 28d ; New York State Library, May 21st ; New York His- 

 torical Society, May 19th ; Washington Observatory, May 

 18th, and Chicago Historical Society, May 19th, 1864. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Govern- 

 ment of the Netherlands, Bureau dcs Mines, Royal Astro- 

 nomical Society, Essex Institute, Harvard and Yale Col- 

 leges, Prof. Tyler, of Amherst, American Oriental Society, 

 New York Lyceum, New York Historical Society, Academy 

 of Natural Sciences, Franklin Institute, and Brigadier- 

 General Dr. Hammond. 



Photographic likenesses of S. F. B. Morse, Lewis Agassiz, 

 Oswald Heer, Spencer F. Baird, E. W. Brayley, and J. F. 

 W. Herschel, were received for the album. 



The committee to Avhich was referred the paper of Dr. 

 Wilcocks at the last meeting, reported in favor of its publi- 

 cation in the Transactions. On motion, the report was ac- 

 cepted and agreed to. 



