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'■'■Resolved, that the members oftho Cincinnati Society of Natural His- 

 tory tender the trustees oftlie Cincinnati College our heartfelt thanks 

 for their genei'osity and kindness in furnishing this Society a room in 

 their building, free of charge, since the organization of this institu- 

 tion." 



The balance of the beiiuost from Mr. Charles Bodman has been pro- 

 perl}- invested in bonds and mortgag-es, and the Society- now finds itself 

 at home, in its own building, in affluent circumstances, and prepared to 

 commence in earnest work for the advancement of" science, and the 

 diffusion of knowledge. 



At the meeting held January 1, 1878, the Mechanics' Institute sent 

 to the Cincinnati Society of Natural History a written proposition to 

 donate the collection of minerals in its possession, known as the McClue 

 Collection, which offer was accepted, and the collection was transferred 

 to the Society's building. Prof. Claypole read a description of a new^ 

 fossil, Gl3'ptodendron Eatonense, which will appear in the American 

 Journal of Science and Arts for April. 



At the meeting held on February 5th, 1878, the Society author- 

 ized the publishing committee to publish a journal quarterly, to con- 

 tain the proceedings and transactions of the Societ3\ This arrange- 

 ment, if permanently maintained, will be of great importance to the 

 Societ}^ and to students of natural science ever\-where. 



In view of the fact that the proceedings of this Society, as hereto- 

 fore made public through the newspapers, have contained only meagre 

 notices of the many donations and kindnesses of persons not members 

 of the Society, and that several members have borne a large share of 

 the labor necessary in arranging, classifying, and taking care of the 

 collection in the Rooms of the Societ3% and in making the necessary 

 arrangements for its display at the Cincinnati Exposition without any 

 compensation, an honorable mention of their names at this time will 

 not be regarded as out of place. It will, however, be impracticable to 

 attempt to enumerate all of them here, but in a brief way to express 

 the obligations of the Society to those whose names have appeared in 

 the foregoing pages. The Societj^ is also under many obligations to 

 Major A. S. Burt, of the U. S. Army; Mr. John Robinson, Mr. Julius 

 Dexter, Dr. E. S. Wayne, Hon. J. S. Gordon, Hon. T. A. Corcoran, the 

 Cincinnati Zoological Societ3', and the Smithsonian Institution, for val- 

 uable contributions to its collections and library. Dr. H. H. Hill, Dr. 

 R. M. Byrnes, Prof. A. J. Howe, Mr. R. B. Moore, and Dr. D. S. Young, 

 among others, are also deserving of especial thanks for the many 

 services rendered the Society. 



The Cincinnati Societ}' of Natural History is a charitable institution, 

 devoting all its energies to the advancement of science and free educa- 

 tion. The rooms are kept open to the public, so that all the advan- 



