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Stated Meeting, October 16, 18(38. 



Present, thirteen members. 



John C. Cressox, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Donations for the Library were announced from the Acad- 

 emies and Societies at St. Petersburg, Berlin, Vienna, Mos- 

 cow, Gcirlitz, St. Gall and Lausanne, the Geological Societies 

 at Berlin, Vienna and London, the Berlin Horticultural So- 

 ciety, London Antiquarian Society, Cornwall Polytechnic In- 

 stitute, Annales des Mines, Herr Ilofrath Heidinger, Dr. Le 

 Conte, Dr. 11. C. Wood, Mr. John Biddle, and Senator Sum- 

 ner. 



Nominations Nos. 589 to 592 were balloted for, and new 

 nominations Nos. 593, 594, were read. 



On motion of Mr. Fraley, the Michaux Committee were 

 requested to report. 



On motion of Mr. James, Prof. Cope received j^ermission to 

 withdraw his paper on the Origin of Genera. 



The Committee on Dr. Wood's Memoir on Phalangia and 

 Pedipalpi, reported in favor of its publication in the Transac- 

 tions, which was ordered. 



The following gentlemen were declared duly elected mem- 

 bers : 



Charles E. Anthon, LL.D., Prof, of History and Belles Let- 

 ters in Columbia College, New York City. 



0. C. Marsh, Professor of Palseoutology in Yale College. 



Traill Green, M. D., .Prof, of Chemistry in Lafayette Col- 

 lege, Easton, Pa. 



Wm. M. Canbj', Esq., of Wilmington, Del. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



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