96 JOURNAL OF THE 



At a luettiug held August 26th, the following resolutions were 

 adopted : 



Resolved, That the Society has received with the deepest sorrow 

 the news of the death of its late President, Dr. Washington 

 Oaruthers Kerr. His kind words, cordial sympathy, and hearty 

 co-operation have done much to strengthen and build up the So- 

 ciety. Even to the end was this interest kept up, and in the last 

 week of his life he dictated two papers for the present journal. We 

 feel liow deep is our own loss, the loss to the State and to science 

 everywhere, and we extend to iiis family our mo^t heartfelt sym 

 pathy. The Society will treasure his memory and the example 

 which he left of an earnest, faithful searcher after truth. 



P. P. VE]!iABLE. J. W. Gore, 



Secretary. Vice President. 



GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY. 



The Society is trying to make a complete collection of all scien- 

 tific books relating to the State, and of all books, papers, or manu- 

 scripts showing the work done by its members. This collection will 

 be very valuable, and as a suitable place has been set aside for its 

 safe preservation by the University authorities, it is hoped that the 

 members and friends will send to the Society any work of the kind 

 in their possession. Gifts have already been received from the fol- 

 lowing persons : 



Hon. Z. B. Vance, Dr. H. Carrington Bolton, Dr. F. P. Venable, 

 Dr. W. B. Phillips, Dr. Thos. F. Wood, Dr. C. W. Dabney, Jr., 

 Hon. Montford McGehee, Geo. F. Kurz, Pres. D. C. Gilman, Dr. 

 Chas. Phillips, F. B. Dancy and H. B. Battle. 



