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by John Robinson; "On the Theory of Evolntion," by 

 E. S. Morse ; "An account of the Archfeolosfical Discov- 

 eries of the Hayden Expedition," by F. W. Putnam ; 

 "Archteological Researches in Kentucljy," by F. W. Put- 

 nam ; "Comb Manufiicturing," by Haydn Brown; "On 

 the System of Visible Speech," by A. Graham Bell ; 

 " Ferns of Essex County," by John Robinson ; " On the 

 Fortifications and other enclosures made by the Indians 

 and the older races in North America," by F. W. Put- 

 nam ; "Synonymy, description, history, distribution, 

 and habits of the Prairie Hare" {Lepns campestris), by 

 Elliott Cones; "The applications of Galvanic Electricity 

 to a faw of the arts of every day life," by J. H. Stevens ; 

 "On East Indian and Japanese Paper," by E. C. Bollcs. 

 At the meeting on the IGth of November, 1871, a full 

 account was given of the examination of an Indian burial 

 place in Marblehead, and the finding of several skeletons 

 in situ by A. C. Goodell, Jr., W. P. Upham, E. S. At- 

 wood, C. Cooke, E. S. Morse, A. H. Johnson and E. C. 

 Bolles, wdio were present at the examiuntion and excava- 

 tion. The centennial anniversary of the meeting of the 

 Provincial Congress at Salem, was duly observed at the 

 Rooms of the Institute, October 5, 1874, by an address 

 from Vice-president A. C. Goodell, Jr., and a social gath- 

 ering. 



Lectures axd Concerts. — An interesting series of 

 eight lectures, concerts and entertainments were given 

 in Mechanic Hall. 1st, Monday, Nov. 9, James Steele 

 Mackaye, upon the "Philosophy of Dramatic Expres- 

 sion; 2d, Monday, Nov. 23, concert by the Boston 

 Swedish singers ; 3d, Saturday, Dec. 5, concert by Theo- 

 dore Thomas, with his full orchestra of sixty performers ; 

 4th, Monday, Dec. 14, Charles C. Perkins of Boston, on 



