RECORDS. 107 



FIFTH MEETING, AT PHILADELPHIA, PENN. 

 December 28, 18S6. 



Assembly Room of the Engineers' Club, of Phila- 

 delphia. 



MORNING SESSION. 



President Gilbert in the chair. Thirty-five members present. 



The report of the last session of the pi"eceding annual meeting 

 was read and adopted. 



Upon recommendation of the Executive Committee it was 

 voted that the annual assessment of two dollars shall be considered 

 due in advance at the annual meeting. This will change Section 

 2 of Article II. of the Constitution so as to read, " Each member 

 shall pay to tlie Treasurer an annual assessment of two dollars, 

 which shall be considered due at the annual meeting, in advance." 



The name of Professor Joseph Leidy, recommended to the 

 Society by the Executive Committee for honorary membership, 

 was unanimously elected. 



The names of Dr. Persifor Frazer and Professor C. A. Dolley 

 were recommended to the Society by the Executive Committee, 

 and were unanimoush^ elected. 



The President appointed as a committee to nominate officers 

 for the fiscal year, Messrs. Farlow, Heilprin, Jayne, McGee, and 

 Niles. 



Messrs. Rothrock and Diiler were appointed to the Auditing 

 Committee by the President. 



The Society then listened to the presidential address upon 

 " Special Processes of Research," which has since been pub- 

 lished in the American yournal of Science for June, 1887. 



Professor E. B. Wilson, of Bryn Mawr, read a paper on " The 

 Practical Study of Moulds." which was very interestingly illustrated 

 by numerous mounted specimens. 



After the announcement of the programme for the afternoon, 

 the following- invitations were read : — 



