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Reptilia," wliich was referred to a Committee to b? appointed 

 by the President.* 



Dr. Cope offered for the Proceedings "A Contribution to the 

 Vertebrate Palaeontology of Texas." 



Dr. Brinton presented for the Proceedings " Studies in the 

 South American Native Languages," which was ordered to be 

 printed. 



The paper by Dr. Bon will, "Geometry and Mechanics Deny 

 Evolution," was made the special order for March 4, 1892. 



Pending, nominations 1232 to 1240 (inclusive) were read. 



On motion of Dr. Brinton, it was resolved that a Committee 

 of three should be appointed by the President to consider the 

 advisability of taking concerted action in connection with other 

 learned societies for the celebration of the four-hundredth 

 anniversary of the discovery of America, f 



And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, February 19, 1892. 



Present, 12 members. 



President, Mr. Fraley, in the Chair. 



Correspondence was submitted as follows : 



Acknowledgments (136) were received from the Geological 

 Survey, Ottawa ; Canadian Institute, Toronto ; N. S. Institute 

 of Science, Halifax ; Society of Natural History, Maine His- 

 torical Society, Portland, Me. ; Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, Amherst ; Prof. C. H. Hitchcock, Hanover, N. H. ; 

 Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier ; State Library of 

 Massachusetts, Historical Society, Boston Public Library, 

 Society of Natural History, Mr. Robert C. Winthrop, Boston ; 



*The President subsequently appointed as such Committee, Drs. Ryder, Jayne and 

 Sharp. 



tThe President subsequently appointed as such Committee, Drs. Brinton, Cope and 

 Frazer. 



