MAR 16 1898 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



AMEPJCAF PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY 



HELD AT PHILADELPHIA FOR PROMOTING USEFUL KNOWLEDGE. 



Vol. XXXVI. December, 1897. No. 150. 



Stated Meeting^ September 3^ 1S97. 



Yice-Presiclent 'Pepper in the Chair. 



Present, 26 members. 



;Mr. S. N. Ehoads, a ncAvly elected member, was presented 

 to the Chair, and took his seat. 



Acknowledgments of election to membership were read 

 from Mr. Owen Wister, Prof. Orton, Mr. El}^, Mr. Pvhoads, 

 Prof. Maberj' , Mr. James Bryce, Lord Lister, Prof. Peckham, 

 Dr. Nansen, Prof. Karpinsky and Prof. Tschernyschew. 



Correspondence was submitted and donations to the Library 

 were reported — the latter iaclnded a very valuable gift of 

 sixtj-two volumes and ten pamphlets of the publications of 

 the British Museum, from the Trustees, for which a special 

 vote of thanks was ordered to be transmitted to them. 



The announcement of the decease of the following members 

 was made: 



Dr. Don Crescendo Carrillo j Ancona, Bishop of Yucatan, 

 on March 19, 1897, a^t. 59. 



Prof. Johannes Japetus Steenstrup, Professor of History at 

 the University of Copenhagen, on June 20, 1897, aH. 84. 



Alfred M. Mayer, Professor of Physics in Stevens Institute 

 of Technology at Hoboken, on July 13, 1897, set. 61. 



Dr. Frederick D. Stone, Librarian of the Historical "Society 

 of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, on August 12, 1897. 



PKOC. a:mer. riiTLOs. soc. xxxvi. 150. w. phtnted dec. 10, 189T. 



