May3, 1901.] MINUTES. 61 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY 



HELD AT PHILADELPHIA FOR PROMOTING USEFUL KNOWLEDGE. 



Vol. XL. July, 1901. No. 166. 



Stated Meeting, May 3, 1901. 



Vice-President "Wistar in the Chair. 



Present, 13 members. 



Letters were read as follows : 



From Prof. Vladimir Marcovnikoff, accepting membership. 



From K. K. Zoologisch-Botanische Gesellschaf t, expressing 

 sincere thanks for the honor shown by the transmission of 

 the congratulatory address on the occasion of its fiftieth an- 

 niversary celebration. 



From Institute of Jamaica, thanking; the Society for con- 

 tinuing to send its Proceedings, notwithstanding the tempo- 

 rary suspension of the publications of the Institute. 



The donations to the Library were laid on the table, and 

 thanks were ordered for them. 



The decease of the Eight Eeverend William Stubbs, Lord 

 Bishop of Oxford, on April 22, 1901, at the age of 75, was 

 announced. 



Prof. Lewis M. Haupt made some remarks on " Methods 

 of Deepening Ocean Bars," which was discussed by Gen. 

 Wistar. 



Mr. R. H. Mathews presented a paper on " The Thoorga 

 and Other Lano-iiases." 



Prof. W. B. Scott presented for the Transactions a paper 

 on "The Fossil Mammalia of the White River Beus of 

 Montana," by Mr. Earl Douglass. 



The meeting was adjourned by the presiding officer. 



PKCC. AMER. PH1LOS. SOC. XL. 166. E. PRINTED JUNE 26, 1901. 



