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[March 4, 



Societe de Geographie, Paris ; Eoyal Society, " Nature," Ben- 

 jamin Ward Eichardson, M. D., London ; Geological and Nat- 

 ural History Survey of Canada, Montreal ; Rev. Edward E. 

 Hale, Boston ; Harvard University, Edward C. Pickering, 

 Cambridge; Prof. James D. Dana, New Haven; Astor Li- 

 brary, New York ; College of Pharmacy, Historical Society 

 of Pennsylvania, Messrs. A. E. Foote, Philip H. Law, Henry 

 Phillips, Jr., Philadelphia; AYar Department, Department of 

 State, U. S. National Museum, Hydrographic Office, U. S. 

 Geological Survey, Washington ; Cincinnati Society of Natural 

 History ; State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison ; 

 Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul. 



This being the Stated Meeting for the balloting for candi- 

 dates for membership, an election was held and the following 

 declared duly elected members of the Society : 



No. 2134. John S. Billings, M.D., LL.D., Washington, 

 D. C. 



No. 2135. Henry F. Osborn, Professor of Geology, Prince- 

 ton, New Jersey. 



Pending nominations Nos. 1154, 1155 and 1156 and new 

 nominations Nos. 1157 and 1158 were read. 



Dr. Harrison Allen made a verbal communication on 

 "Muscular Anomalies in the Subject of an Idiot." 



The Minutes of the Board of Officers and Council were sub- 

 mitted. 



The Board recommended that the Society should abandon 

 the quarterly issue of its Proceedings and return to the origi- 

 nal half-yearly publication. 



The Board recommended that the principal of the Michaux 

 legacy should be invested in American securities. 



And on motion the meeting was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting^ March ^, 1887. 

 Present, 26 members. 

 President, Mr. Fkaley, in the Chair. 

 Prof. John F. Ryder, a newly-elected member, was presented 

 to the Chair and took his seat. 



