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The Secretary reported 286 books and pamphlets received since the Septem- 

 ber meeting and fourteen new exchanges. 

 The following new members were reported: 

 Professor W. H. Michael, Wake Forest, N. C. 

 Professor A. L. Purinton, Wake Forest, N. C. 

 Professor H. L. Smith, Davidson, N. C. 

 Seventeen additional Associate Members were received as follows : 



W. J. Andrews, F. L. Covington, 



Gaston Battle, B. T. Green, 



Wm. J. Battle, H. L. Harris, 



J. D. Bellamy, W. E. Headen, 



J. C. Braswell, T. M. Lee, 



J. S. Lewis, W. H. Shaffner, 



J. V. Lewis, W. L. Spoon, 



W. H. Rankin, G. S. Wills. 



P. L. WOODARD, 



FORTIETH MEETING. 



Person Hall, December 4, 1888. 



Vice-President Graves presided. Professor Gore read a paper on — 



10. Magnetic Variation for the State of North Carolina. 



As this report was only a partial one its publication is postponed until it 

 can be completed. 



11. Progress in Analytical Chemistry. Report made by Dr. Venable. 

 (Abstract). This report bore special reference to commercial methods of 

 analysis. Some of the difficulties in the way of the Technical Analyst and 

 the approximative nature of the methods pursued were pointed out. The 

 necessity for uniformity and recent efforts in that direction by associations of 

 chemists and interested bodies were mentioned. 



12. "On the Chords of a Parabola and generally of a Conic." By Professor 

 Graves. (Abstract). This is the title of a paper by Professor F. Amodeo, of 

 Naples, Italy, published in Vol. IV, p. 92, of the Annals of Mathematics. 

 As the title indicates, it extends the properties proved by Graves for the 

 "Focal Chord of a Parabola" (Vid. Annals of Mathematics, Vol. Ill, p. 153; 

 also Journal Mitchell Soc, Vol. V, p. 15). 



13. Chemical Examination of some Species of the Genus Ilex. Professor 

 Venable read this paper by title. (This paper is published in full in this 

 Journal.) 



14. On the Change in Superphosphates when they are applied to the Soil. 

 By Dr. H. B. Battle. (Read by title). (Published in full in this Journal . 



The Secretary reported nine additional exchanges since the November 

 meeting and 174 books and pamphlets received. 



Photographs of the Mitchell Monument and interesting views in the 

 vicinity of Mt. Mitchell were shown. 



