1"± [Feb. 4, 



A communication entitled "An Egyptian Ecclesiastes," by 

 Dr. George Selikovitcli, was read by the Secretaries ; also one 

 by Dr. Earl Flint, of Eivas, Nicaragua, " On tlie fossil human 

 foot-prints lately discovered in the tufa of Nicaragua." Also 

 one by S. N. Clevenger, of Chicago, entitled " Suggestions con- 

 cerning the nature of comets." 



Dr. Persifor Frazer mentioned the occurrence of a crystal- 

 lized garnet in a garnet schist in a specimen brought from the 

 Stikine river and presented to him, stating that the ma- 

 trix was similar to that in which garnet was found near this 

 city. 



Pending nominations Nos. 1151, 1152, 1153, and new nomi- 

 nations Nos. 1154, 1155, 1156 were read. 



The President reported that according to the request of the 



Society at its last meeting he had appointed the following to 



serve as the Standing Committees of the Society for the year 



1887 : 



Finance^ 



Henry Winsor, J. Price Wetherill, William B. Rogers. 



Puhlication^ 



Daniel G. Brinton, George H. Horn, Persifor Frazer, 



J. Blodgett Brittou, J. Cheston Morris. 



Hall^ 

 J. Sergeant Price, William A. Ingham, Harrison Allen. 



Library, 



Edwin J. Houston, William Y. McKean, Thomas H. Dudley, 



Francis Jordan, Jr., Edwin A. Barber. 



The President reported that he had received and paid over 

 to the Treasurer the sum of $132.12, being the amount of in- 

 terest on the Michaux Legacy, due January, 1887. 



On motion the Library Committee was requested to examine 

 into the desirability of a subscription by the Society to the In- 

 ternational Geological Map of Europe; and the Society was 

 adjourned by the presiding officer. 



