24 MINUTES. [April 7, 



Correspondence was submitted as follows : 



From Hon. John Hay, accepting membership in the 

 Society. 



From the President, announcing the appointment of the 

 following Committee on the Scheme of Classification proposed 

 by the International Conference on Scientific Literature, to 

 wit, the Library Committee and the Librarian. 



From Vice-President Sellers, announcing: the appointment 

 of the following Committee on the paper of Prof. Baur and 

 Dr. Case : Prof. Scott, Dr. Jayne and Mr. Arthur E. Brown. 



The Librarian presented a list of donations to the Library. 



The report of the Committee on Prof. Seeliger's paper was 

 presented and accepted, and it was ordered that the decision 

 of the Society thereon be reported to Prof. Meyers by the 

 Secretaries. 



Prof. George F. Barker made a communication on Hert- 

 zian waves. 



Pending nominations N'os. 1477, 1478, 1480 to 1487, 1489 

 to 1495 and new nominations Nos. 1496 and 1497 were then 

 read. 



The Society was adjourned by the presiding officer. 



Stated Meeting^ April 7, 1S99. 



Vice-President Wistar in the Chair. 



Present, 5 members. 



The minutes of the stated meeting of March 17 were read 

 and approved. 



An invitation of the Imperial Academy of Sciences of St. 

 Petersburg to attend the fiftieth anniversary of the establish- 

 ment of the Central Physical Observatory, on April 1-13, 

 was read. 



On motion of Dr. Hays, the Secretaries were requested to 

 acknowledge receipt of the same and express regret that the 



