6 JOURNAL OF THE 



The following officers were elected for the year beginning October, 

 1884 : 



Dr. W. C. Kerr, President; Col. W. J. Martin, Vice-President; 

 Prof. J. W. Gore, Resident Vice-President; Prof. F. P. Venable, 

 Secretary and Treasurer; Profs. R. H. Graves and J. A. Holmes and 

 Dr. W. B. Phillips, Executive Committee. 



On recommendation of Council, the following were elected hon- 

 orary members : 



Prof. Joseph LeConte, Berkely, Cal. ; Dr. James C. Southall, 

 Richmond, Va. ; Prof. Charles U. Shepard, Charleston, S. C. 



Adjourned. J. W. Gore. 



PAPERS PRESENTED BEFORE THE SOCIETY. 



November lo, 1883. 



1 . President's Address .F. P. Venable. 



2. Biography of Dr. Mitchell Chas. Phillips. 



3. Insectivorous Plants . . J. A. Holmes. 



4. Action of Sulphate of Calcium on Potassium Cyanide 



(read by title) . . . . . J . F. WiLKES. 



December 8, 1883. 



5. vSouthward Growth of Florida . J. A. Holmes. 



6. Ptolemaic Astronomy .... R. H. Graves. 



7. Artificial Milk and Butter. ... .F. P. Venable. 



8. Primitive Rocks . .. ..A. E. DeSchweinitz. 



9. Estimation of Phosphoric Acid and Value ot Fine 



Ground Phosphates read by title] Dr. W. B. Phillips. 



January 12, 1S84. 



10. "Radiant Matter " (illu.strated by experiments) j. \V. GoRE. 



1 1. South Carolina Phosphates ...H. B. Battle. 



12. Singular Sunsets and Sunrises (Fall of 1883) F. B. Venable. 



13. Elements and Supposed Elements (read by title)... . . J. C. Roberts. 



14. Chemical Examination of Drinking Waters (read by 



title) A. E. DeSchweinitz. 



15. Rain Storm of April 22d. 1883, (read by title) F. P. Venable. 



February 9, 1884. 



16. N. C. Phosphate Rocks and Tinstone Chas. W. Dabnev. 



17. The Pons-Brooks Comet _. R. H. Graves. 



18. Applications of Electricity -- J. W. Gore. 



19. Volcanic Eruptions in Straits of Sunda - -J. A. HoLMES. 



