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subtracted tlie known weight of iron present. The sum 

 of the weights of the first precipitate from the sodium ace- 

 tate, and this last, as corrected, give the amount of zir- 

 conia. 



The analyses were made from several fusions. The re- 

 sults were as follows: 



Mean 



RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 



FIFTY-NINTH MEETING. 



Person Hall, January 16, 1891. 



1. Reservoir Dams. William Cain. 



2. Progress in Chemistry. F. P. Venable. 



SIXTIETH MEETING. 



Person Hael, F'ebruary 10, 1S91. 



3. Vegetable Butter. H. L. Miller. 



4. The Welsbach Lamp. J. M. INIorehead. 



5. Multiple Telegraphy. J. W. Gore. 



6. Koch's Treatment of Tuberculosis. R. H. Whitehead. 



SIXTY-FIRST MEETING. 



Person Hale, March 10, 1891. 



7. A Geological Trip Into Hyde County. B. E. Shaw. 



8. Aluminium. J. V. Lewis. 



9. Modern Myths. K. P. Battle. 



SIXTY-SECOND MEETING. 



Person Hall, April 21, 1891. 



10. The Electric Motor. J. W. Gore. 



11. Applications of the Electric Motor. A. H. Patterson. 



12. I'hotography in Natural Colors. F. P. Venable. 



13. A Brief Sketch of the Pea-nut Plant. Gaston Battle. 



