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cordance with previous arrangements. These have been 

 reported at our meetings, and have been duly acknowl- 

 edged to the several donors. In addition to these sev- 

 eral interesting specimens of an historical character have 

 been arranged in the rooms of the Institute, and con- 

 tribute very much of interest and value to the antiquarian 

 and historical portion of the museum. To the Techno- 

 logical department several series of specimens have been 

 added. 



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 Publications. — The Bulletin has been continued, 

 and gives full reports of the doings of the Institute, and 

 abstracts of papers read at the meetings. The Histori- 

 cal Collections, Vol. xiii. No. 2, has been printed. 



By-laws. — The revised By-laws, adopted in March, 

 will soon be printed for circulation among the members. 



Excursions. — Two excursions arranged by members 

 and friends of the Institute, one by boat to the Isle of 

 Shoals, the other by rail to the White Mountains, were 

 largely attended. They were planned to promote the 

 social objects of the Institute and were quite satisfactory 

 in the results. 



Centennial Exhibition. — The Directors of the Insti- 

 tute, in compliance with several official circulars and per- 

 sonal letters from the Chief of the Historical Department 

 of the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, voted to 

 make an exhibit of specimens illustrative of the history 

 of Salem. Six portraits of persons noted in the early 

 history, and about one hundred articles of historical inter- 

 est, also an album containing one hundred and twenty 



