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" Members of Hxecutive Committee frotn Society at I^arge. — 

 Richard Ratiibun, National Museum. 

 George H. Williams, Johns Hopkins University. 

 '' Signed. 



" H. Newell Martin, 



" Chairman." 



The report was accepted by the Society. 



It was moved that a committee be appointed by the Chair to 

 consider the propriety of adopting- a resolution to be presented to 

 Congress, requesting the repeal of laws imposing a duty on scien- 

 tific books and apparatus, the committee to report to-morrow. 



The President appointed Professors Cope, Goode, and Rice. 



FOURTH SESSION. 



Wednesday, December 28, p.m. 



The afternoon meeting was opened by Professor Macloskie, of 

 Princeton, with a paper on the special topic for the day. 



Prof. William North Rice, of Wesleyan University, delivered 

 the last address on "Science-teaching in the Schools." This was 

 followed by general discussion of the afternoon progranime. 



It was moved by Professor S. F. Clarke that a committee of five 

 be appointed to develop a scheme of instruction in Natural Science 

 to be recommended to the schools, and to suggest methods of action 

 for this Society which shall tend to establish more and better 

 science-teaching in the earlier part of the educational course, say, 

 from the age of seven to the time of entering college. The com- 

 mittee to report at the next annual meeting. 



The motion was seconded and carried. 



The President appointed on that committee : — 



Professor Samuel F. Clarke, 

 " William North Rice, 

 " William G. Farlow, 



" George Macloskie, 

 " C. O. Whitman. 



