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[May 3, 



logical Survey, Des Moines ; Kansas State Agricultural Col- 

 lege, Manhattan; Observatorio-Magnetico Central, Mexico, 

 Mex. 



The death of Prof. James D. Dana, New Haven, Conn, 

 (born Feb. 12, 1813, died April U, 1895), was announced. 



The President announced that he had requested Mr. C. 

 Stuart Patterson, Prof. E. D. Cope, Dr. D. G. Brinton and Mr. 

 J. G. Kosengarten to prepare the obituary notices of Mr. 

 Vaux, Prof. Eyder, Dr. Ruschenberger and Prof. Coppde 

 respectively, and that they had accepted the appointments. 



An obituary notice of the late Mr. Thomas H, Dudley by 

 Mr. W. John Potts was submitted and read by title. 



Dr. D. G. Brinton read a paper on " The Protohistoric Eth- 

 nography of Asia Minor." The paper was discussed by Prof. 

 H. V. Hilprecht and others. 



Pending nominations Nos. 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 

 1311, 1312, and new nominations Nos. 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316 

 were read. 



The nominations for non-resident members, recommended 

 by Council and not acted on, were placed in nomination. 



A report was read from the Special Committee in reference 

 to the plates attached to Mr. Lyman's paper. As the report 

 was not definitive, on motion the Committee was continued 

 and requested to prepare a final report at the next meeting. 

 On further motion, as Mr. Henry Phillips, Jr., a member of 

 the Committee, was ill, Mr. J. Sergeant Price was appointed 

 to act in his place. 



And the Society was adjourned by the President. 



Stated Meeting, May 3, 1895. 

 President, Mr. Fraley, in the Chair. 



Correspondence was submitted as follows : 



Letters from Sarah J. Farmer, Eliot, Me., and Mr. James 

 Lindsay, Kilmarnock, Scotland, the latter accompanying a 

 book presented by him to the Society. 



