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Philadelphia, accepting membership, and from Hon. J. B. 

 McPherson, of this city, declining membership. 



From the Corporation of Yale University, inviting the 

 Society to be represented at the celebration of the 200th 

 anniversary of the founding of Yale College, and on motion 

 Dr. G. F. Barker was chosen to represent the Societ}\ 



From the Naturhistorische Gesellschaft, in Nurnberg, 

 inviting the Society to be represented at the 100th anniver- 

 sary of the founding of the Society. 



From the municipality of Verona, Italy, acknowledging 

 the receipt of the portraits of the Scaligers, recently sent by 

 the Society. 



A letter from a Committee of the Anthropological Section 

 of the American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, asking the Society to appoint a representative to 

 the General Committee of the International Congress of 

 Americanists, and on motion the presiding officer was author- 

 ized to appoint such representative. 



A letter from the Acaclemia Degli Agliati in Koverto, 

 inviting the Society to be represented at a commemorative 

 conference of the Acadenry, to be held on the 2d of June past. 



A letter from the late President, Frederick Fraley, dated 

 May 29, appointing as a Committee to arrange for a general 

 meeting of the Society — Prof. George F. Barker, Prof. E. G. 

 Conklin, Prof. C. E. Doolittle, Prof. William B. Scott and 

 Prof. W. P. Wilson. 



A list of donations to the Library was laid upon the table 

 and the thanks of the Society ordered therefor. 



The following deaths of members were announced : 



Albin Weisbach, February 26, 1901, Freiberg, Germany. 



Thomas C. Clarke, June 15, 1901, New York. 



Benjamin Chew Tilghman, July 3, 1901, Philadelphia. 



Joseph Le Conte, July 6, 1901, Berkeley, Cal. 



Herbert B. Adams, July 30, 1901, Baltimore, Md. 



Charles A. Schott, July 31, 1901, Washington, D. C. 



Jacob D. Cox, August 4, 1901, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Adolph Nordenskjold, August 12, 1901, Stockholm, Sweden. 



