^^^ [Feb. 15, 



Accessions to the Library were received from the Society of 

 Finnish Literature, Helsingfors, Finland; Naturforscher-Verein, 

 Riga ; Academie Imperiale des Sciences, Physical Central 

 Observatory, St. Petersburg ; Dr. A. Boltz, Leipzig ; K. B. 

 Akademie der Wissenscliaften, Deustche Gesellschaft fiir An- 

 thropologie, Miinchen ; R. Accademia dei Liucei, R^me; Mr. 

 Jose F. de Peralta, Bruxelles; Prof. E. Renevier, Lausanne; 

 Mr. Alphon Picht, Geneve; Mr. L. Selbor, Madrid; Instituto 

 y Observatorio de Marina, San Fernando ; Society of Arts, 

 London ; Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, Penzance ; 

 Society of Natural History, Boston ; Harvard University, Cam- 

 bridge ; Mr. James B. Francis, Lowell, Mass. ; New Haven 

 Colony Historical Society; Astor Library, New York His- 

 torical Society, New York ; Empire State Association of Deaf- 

 Mutes, Rome, N. Y.; New Jersey Historical Society ; Ameri- 

 can Pharmaceutical Association, Messrs. Angelo Heilprin, 

 Thomas H. Dudley, Charles R. Keyes, James Mooney, Henry 

 Phillips, Jr., De Forest Willard, Dr. Persifor Frazer, Philadel- 

 phia; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; Bureau of Edu- 

 cation, Hon. J. D. Cameron, Chief Signal Officer, U. S. Light- 

 house Board, U. S. Geological Survey ; Denison University. 

 Granville, Ohio ; State University of Iowa, Iowa City ; Indi- 

 ana Society of Civil Engineers and Surveyors, Indianapolis; 

 Rev. Stephen D. Peet, Mendon, 111.; Kansas State Historical 

 Society, Topeka. 



The Committee on Prof. Cope's Paper for the Transactions 

 reported in favor of publishing the same, and, on motion, the 

 Committee was discharged and the paper referred to the Pub- 

 lication Committee for action. 



The Committee on the Codex Poinsett reported progress, 

 and was continued. 



The death of Prof. Guiseppe Meneghini, Pisa, January 29, 

 1889, was announced. 



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

 mitted, and the following resolution adopted by the Board was 

 considered : 



Resolved, "The Board recommend that the Society should authorize 

 the printing of such portions of the minutes of the Board of Officers and 



