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Mr, McArtliur presented through Mr. "Walter nine photo- 

 graphs of models of ornaments for the Public Buildings. 



Pending nomination No. 791 and new nomination No. 

 792 were read. 



The minutes of the last meeting of the Board of Officers 

 and Council were read. 



Mr. Blodget, from the Committee on the Progress of 

 Science Exhibition at the Centennial, reported that his 

 Committee had met, and would act with a committee 

 appointed by the Acad. Nat. Science, Phila. (Dr. Le Conte, 

 Mr. C. E. Smith, Mr. W. Vaux), and he read a paper 

 expressing the views of the joint committee, and explained 

 that a roonl 24' by 48' in the southeast end of the Main 

 Building, up-stairs, had been appropriated by the Commis- 

 sion to their use, and there was good reason to believe that 

 learned Societies would respond cordially enough to fill this 

 room. 



Prof. Campbell disclaimed for the Commission all respon- 

 sibility, except for guaranteeing the right of placing what- 

 ever it saw tit in this room by the joint committee. 



Prof. Fraley said that an application would be raatle to the 

 Society for permission to exhibit its Elliot Bible. 



There being no other business, the meeting adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, 3Iarch 3, 1876. 



Present, 10 members. 

 Mr. Eli K". Price in the Chair. 



Letters of acknowledgment were received from Dr. Jacob 

 Bigelow (95); Silliman's Journal (95); the Smithsonian 

 Institution (95); the Emden Society (92); and the Physical 

 Society in Berlin (87 to 91 ; xiv, 3, xi, 1). 



Letters of envoy was received from the Coast Survey ; 

 from the Physical Society in Berlin ; and from the 



Royal Irish Society, requesting missing Parts 2 of Vol. iii, 1 



