IV CONTENTS. 



Annual Meeting, Wednesday, May 10, Gl 



Reports of Recording Secretary. 61. — Superintendent of Museum, 65. 

 — Treasurer, 66. — Librarian, 67. — Communication of the President, 

 on Public Library, Memorial Hall, 68. — Officers elected, 7L. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, May 15, ...... 72 



Mementos from the Recent Franco-German War. by A. H.Johnson, 72. 



Field Meeting at North Beverly, Thursday, June 15, . . 77 



Notice of the Excursion, 77. — Tornado, or Cyclone, at Wentaam, by 

 1). II. Johnson, si. — liemarks of Mr. Dodge, on the Cyclone, 81 . — F. 

 W. Putnam, on the Alewives anil other Fishes collected in the 

 Lake, 88. — Cominunic; tions from the President on Rev. John Chip- 

 man, 90. Rev. Enos Hitchcock, 92. Rev. Daniel Oliver, 93. Rev. 

 Moses Dow. 94. — Remarks of Henry Wilson, 94. 



Adjourned Meeting, Friday, June 20, 95 



Field Meeting at East Gloucester, Thursday, June 29, . . 97 



Notice of the Ramble, 97. — G. D. Phippen's remarks <> ; i Botanical 

 Specimens collected, 101. — Chrysopa, and it - Eggs, by J. il. Emer- 

 ton, 106. — History of the Baptist Church in East Gloucester, by 

 Rev. J. il Gannett, in.;.— Mr. Gannett, on Geology, 110. — Remarks 

 of \.. H. Johnson, on "The Study of the Lower Forms of I. if'". 110. 

 —Remarks of Rev. E. C. Bolles, on •• Helix Hortensis, or Garden 

 Snail.'' ill.— on "lininae columella," 115.— Remarks l>\ i.V\ . R. Eddy 

 of Gloucester, 116. — of Wm. I'.. Trask of Boston, 116.— of E.N. 

 Walton, l hi. —ami .Tame- Davis of Gloucester, 116. 



Field Meeting near "Ship Rock" in Peabody, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 117 



Notice of the Excursion, 117.— Remark of the President, 121.— Indian 

 Relics from Beverly, by P. W. Putnam, 123. — Remarks of. I. II. 

 Emerl in, on Plants Collected, 125. — W. B. Trask's remarks on the 

 did "Trask House" in Salem, 126. — "Phaeton Rock»by F. W. 

 Putnam, 12S. — Wigwam Rock, by Jones Very, 129. 



Special Meeting, Tuesday, September 5. 131 



Remarks of the President, 131.- Lord's Memorial Address on A. 

 Huntington, 131.— Remarks of A. W. Dodge, 132. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, Oct. 16 132 



President's remarks mi ■• The Chicago Academy of science," 135. — 

 Remarks of F. W. Putnam, 136. — Resolutions of Sympathy and 

 Tender of Aid to the Chicago Academy of Science Adopted, 138. — 

 R marks ol the President on the ■' Chicago Historical Society," 138. 

 — Resolu tupathy, and Tender of \i> 



Historic tl - • ty Adopted, 139. — Communication from W'.ll. Fos- 

 ter, on the Salem and Boston Stage Company, 139. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, November 1, 1871, .... 145 

 F. W. Putnam, Remarks on Bos Americanus, 117. — F. W. Putnam. 

 on the Ancient Foi tiflcation, on the Wabash River, lis. 



Quarterly Meeting, Wednesday, November 8, . .... 155 



Regular Meeting, Monday. Nov. 20, 155 



Little Auk. 156.— \. C. G 1. 11. Jr . Sketch of the Legislation of Mas- 

 sachusetts (The Provincial Period . 157. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, December 4, 161 



Remarks of E. S. Atwood, 1C3. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, December 18, . . 1G3 



Remarks of V. W. Putnam on the Mammoth Cave and it- Inhabi- 

 tants, 165. 



