340 MINUTES. October 4 



Stated Meeting October 4, ipo/. 



President Smith in the Chair. 



The decease was announced of the following members : 

 John H. Packard, M.D., at Atlantic City on May 21, 1907, 



set. 74. 

 Mrs. Elizabeth Agassiz, at Cambridge, Mass., on June 2y, 1907, 



set. 85. 

 Richard Meade Bache, at Philadelphia on July 17, 1907, set. 77. 

 Professor Angelo Heilprin, at New York on July 17, 1907, 



set. 54. 

 William Thomson, M.D., at Philadelphia on August 3, 1907, 



set. 74. 

 Charles Stewart Wurts, M.D., at Media, Pa., on August 14, 



1907, set. 78. 

 Professor John Pomialowsky of St. Petersburg. 

 The following papers were read: 

 " New Results in Electrolysis," by Lily G. Kollock and 

 Edgar F. Smith (see page 341), which was discussed by Dr. 

 Keller, Mr. Whitfield, Prof. Goodspeed, Prof. Snyder and Dr. Tuttle. 

 " A Study of Correlations Among Terrestrial Temperatures, 

 as Indicated by Fluctuations in the Sun's Thermal Radiation," by 

 Prof. Simon Newcomb (see Tr ansae tio ns, 'N. S.Yol. XXI, p. 309), 

 which was discussed by Prof. Doolittle, Prof. Snyder and Prof. 

 Haupt. 



" Language of the Burdhawal Tribe in Gippsland, Victoria," 

 by R. H. Matthews. (See page 346.) 



