1887.] 1'^' 



Letters were read, accepting membership, as follows: Dr. 

 John S. Billings, Washington, D, C. ; Prof. Henry F. Osborn, 

 Princeton, iSr. J. ; Sir Monier Monier- Williams, London ; Eemi 

 Simeon, Paris; Prof. Paul Topinard, Paris. 



Accessions to the Library were announced from Gesell- 

 schaft flir Erdkunde, P. Priedlander & Sohn, Berlin ; Garten- 

 bauverein, Darmstadt: Verein fur Erdkunde, Halle Vg.; 

 Deutsche Gesellschaft fiir Anthropologic, Ethnologic und Ur- 

 geschichte, Miinchen ; Academic R. de Copenhague ; Socic-te 

 R. des Sciences de Liege; Musce P. d'Histoire Naturclle de 

 Belgique, Bruxelles ; P. Accademia dei Lincei, Rome : Societes 

 de L'Enseignement et de Geographic, Ecole des Mines, Paris; 

 R. Academia de la Historia, Madrid ; Royal Society, R. As- 

 tronomical and Geographical Societies, Meteorological Council, 

 London ; Philological Society, Cambridge, England ; Ameri- 

 can Antiquarian Society, Worcester: American Journal of 

 Science, New Haven : Brooklyn Entomological Society ; 

 Warner Observatorj^, Rochester ; Mr. Thomas H. Dudley, 

 Camden ; Numismatic and Antiquarian Society, Dr. Wilham 

 F. Norris, Dr. F. A. Genth, and Henry PhilHps, Jr., Philadel- 

 phia ; Department of State, U. S. Geological Survey, U. S. 

 National Museum, U. S. Fish Commission, Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution, Washington, D. C. ; University of California, Sacra- 

 mento. 



The President presented a communication for the Magel- 

 lanic Premium, " On the correct determination of the Moon's 

 mass," signed " Baboiha^^'' which was read and referred to 

 Council. 



Pending nominations Nos. 1154, 1155, 1156, 1157 and 1158 

 were read. The recommendations of Council, submitted at 

 the last meeting, were taken up and considered. 



On motion it was resolved to discontinue the quarterly pub- 

 lication of the Proceedings of the Society and to return to the 

 former method of semi-annual issue. 



On motion it was resolved to sell the principal of the 

 Michaux legacy, now invested in French Rentes^ and to cause 

 the proceeds of such sale to be remitted to this country, and 



