ELISHA MITCHELL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



F. P. VENABLE. 



BUSINESS MEETINGS. 



August 26, 1885. 



Prof. J. W. Gore presided. A quorum of the Council was present. 



The Secretary read letters of acceptance from the officers and 

 honorary members elected at the last meeting. The death of the 

 late President, Dr. W. C. Kerr, was announced to the Society, and 

 a committee consisting of the Secretary and Dr. Charles Phillips 

 was appointed to draw up resolutions expressive of the grief of the 

 Society at the loss it had sustained. These resolutions were ordered 

 to be published in the Journal for 1884-'1885, and to be transmitted 

 to the family. It was resolved that a list of donors to the Library 

 be published and an appeal for further contributions be made. 



On motion, the system of public lectures was placed in the hands 

 of the Faculty of the University of North Carolina, and was no 

 longer to be regarded as belonging distinctively to the Society's 

 work. 



The Executive Committee was instructed to make arrangements 

 for regular meetings on the third Saturday of each month, begin- 

 ning with September and omitting December and May. 



Prof. Atkinson was elected to till the vacancy on the Executive 

 Committee. 



May 15th, 1886. 



Prof. J. W. Gore in the chair. The reports of the retiring Presi- 

 dent and Secretary were read. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: 



President, Dr. Thos. F. Wood ; Vice-President, Prof. J. A. Holmes ; 

 Secretary and Treasurer, Dr. F. P. Venable. Executive Commit- 

 tee, Prof. J. W. Gore, Dr. W. B. Phillips, Prof. J. L. Love. 



On balloting for honorary members the following were elected : 



