PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY 



HELD AT PHILADELPHIA 

 FOR PROMOTING USEFUL KNOWLEDGE 



Vol. XLIV. January-April, 1905. No. 179. 



Stated Meeting, January 6, 1905. 



President Smith in the Chair. 



The resignation of membership by Prof. Charles De Garmo, 

 was presented and accepted. 



The decease of the following members was announced : 

 Prof. Benjamin W. Frazier, at Bethlehem, Pa., on January 



4, 1905, aet. 64. 

 Edward H. Weil, at Philadelphia, on January 5, 1905, 

 aet. 68. 

 The Judges of the Annual Election of Officers and Coun- 

 cillors reported that an election had been held on the afternoon 

 of this day and that the following named members had been 

 elected to be the officers for the ensuing year : 



President 

 Edgar F, Smith. 



Vice-Presidents 

 George F. Barker, William B. Scott, Simon Newcomb. 



Secretaries 



I. Minis Hays, Edwin G. Conklin, Arthur W. Goodspeed, 



Morris Jastrow, Jr. 



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