26 SOCIETY OF NATURALISTS. 



FIRST MEETING, AT SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 

 SECOND DAY, FRIDAY, APRIL IITH, 18S3. 



Professor Hyatt in the chair. The minutes of the preceding 

 meeting were read and adopted. The committee on the constitu- 

 tion were called on to report. The articles were then read by the 

 committee, and voted upon separately by the meeting ; and the 

 constitution afterwards adopted as a whole. The by-laws were 

 also read and adopted. 



Balloting for officers then ensued, and the following were 

 elected. 



President. — Professor Alpheus Hyatt. 

 Vice-Presidents. — Professor H. N. Martin ; Professor A. S. 

 Packard, Jr. 



Secretary. — Professor S. F. Clarke. 

 Treaszirer. — Professor W. B. Scott. 



It was 



Moved., That the thanks of the society be extended to Professor 

 Pillsbury and the Trustees of the Springfield High School build- 

 ing for their kindness and courtesy in provitling commodious 

 rooms for the meetings. 



It was moved and carried that the Executive Committee have 

 some discretionary power in recording as original members certain 

 individuals, who could not be heard from to-day. 



(Signed) 



SAMUEL F. CLARKE, 



Secretary. 



