486 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1881. 



The records of the death of eleven members and six correspon- 

 dents have been published in the Proceedings under dates of 

 announcement, so that it is unnecessar}' to repeat the names here. 



Twenty papers have been accepted for publication. Eighteen 

 of these have been printed, and the remaining two will be included 

 in the current volume of Proceedings. The communications have 

 been received from the following : Angelo Heilprin, (> ; Rev. Dr. 

 Henry C. McCook, 3 ; S. B. Buckley, 3 ; Henry C. Chapman, 2 ; 

 Harrison Allen, Rafael Arango, John H. Ryder, R. E. C. Stearns. 

 W. X. Lockington, and Messrs. Wachsmuth and Springer, each 

 one. 



Sixty -four pages of the volume of Proceedings for 1880, and 

 four hundred and thirty of the volume for 1881, have been 

 printed during the year. The fourth or concluding number of 

 Vol. VIII of the Journal was issued and distributed to subscribers 

 and correspondents in March. 



The iuterest of the weekly meetings has depended mainh' on 

 the verbal communications made from time to time by Messrs. 

 McCook, Wood, Leidy, Ryder, Meehan, Chapman, Potts, Allen, 

 Horn, Foote, Bassett, Kite, Heilprin, Lewis, Rand, Haines, 

 Koenig, Anders and Pike. The greater number of these have 

 been reported by the authors, and duly published in the Pro- 

 ceedings. 



Mr. Edw. S. Whelen having resigned from the Council and the 

 Finance Committee, the vacancies were filled by the electiori. on 

 the 22d of January, of Chas. P. Perot to the former and Isaac C. 

 Martindale to the latter position. 



A vacancy in the Council, caused by the resignation of Dr. H. 

 C. Chapman, was filled, June 5, by the election of Dr. Geo. A. 

 Koenig. 



Article 3, Chap. XV, of the By-Laws was amended October 25 

 by adding after the word "election" the words "and resignation." 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



Edw. J. XoLAN, 



Recording Secretary. 



REPORT OF THE CORRESPONDIXG SECRETARY. 



The Corresponding Secretary reports that the business of his 

 office has not diftered materially from that of preceding j-ears, the 

 correspondence having been of the usual routine character. 



