36 MINUTES. March 17, 



bration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of its foundation to be 

 held at Kiel on June 17 and 18 next. On motion, the Presi- 

 dent was authorized to appoint delegates. 



The following papers were read : 



"The Weal-Relation," by Prof. Lindley M. Keasbey, of 

 Bryn Mawr, Pa. 



"A Plea for Governmental Supervision of Posts Necessitat- 

 ing Normal Perception of Color," by Dr. Charles A. Oliver, 

 of Philadelphia. 



"The Present Status of the International Catalogue of Sci- 

 entific Literature," by Dr. Cyrus Adler, of Washington. 



" The Composite Character of the Babylonian Creation 

 Story," by Prof. Morris Jastrow, Jr., of Philadelphia. 



"The English Masque," by Prof. Felix E. Schelling, of 

 Philadelphia. 



" The Emancipation of the Waterways," by Prof. Lewis M. 

 Haupt, of Philadelphia. 



"The Beginnings of Lumbering as an Industry in the New 

 World," by Mr. John E. Hobbs, of North Berwick, Maine. 



April 13, 



Morning Session. 



President Smith in the Chair. 



The following papers were read : 



"The Structure of the Lignified Cell Wall," by Prof. John 

 M. Macfarlane, of Lansdowne, Pa. 



"New Species of Genus Nepenthes," by Prof. John M. 

 Macfarlane, of Lansdowne, Pa. 



" On Thought Transference Among Animals by Touch 

 and Scent," by Mr. Alden Sampson, of Haverford. 



" Mosaic Development in Ascidian Eggs," by Prof. Edwin 

 G. Conklin, of Philadelphia. 



"The Oligodynamic Action of Copper on Some Intestinal 

 Organisms," by Prof. Henry Kraemer, of Philadelphia. 



