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Saturday Evening, March 20, 1875. 



Four persons met informally in Prof. Harrington's room, at 

 the University, for the purpose of consultation with regard to 

 the practicability of forming a scientific association or society. 



After freely exchanging views with each other in regard to 

 the desirability of such a society and the possibility of a failure, 

 it was moved and carried that a committee of three, consisting 

 of Prof. M. W. Harrington, Drs. W. H. Jackson and P. B. 

 Rose, be appointed to confer with such persons as it might be 

 thought were interested in such a society, and to report at a fu- 

 ture meeting; also to report a plan of organization of such 

 society if deemed practicable. 



On motion the meeting adjourned to meet at the call of 

 the committee. 



Saturday Evening, April 10, 187o. 



A meeting was called by order of the committee appointed 

 at the meeting of March 20th. Present, seven persons. 



The meeting was called to order by Prof. Harrington, chair- 

 man of the committee. 



The committee reported as follows: That, from consulta- 

 tion with a number of persons, it was thought not only practica- 

 ble but desirable that a Scientific Society should be formed in 



