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them were regarded as certain evidence of the remains of organic 

 life. 



Professor Benjamin Peirce, Superintendent of the U. S. Coast 

 Survej', of Cambridge, was introduced as a native of Salem, and he 

 made a speech full of love for his early home, and recounted many 

 reminiscences of his youthful days, that revived in the minds of his 

 old townfollvs and former playmates of both sexes, pleasant memories 

 of the years that have passed. He deservedly complimented Profes- 

 sor Agassiz, whose absence was regretted, by saying that his heart 

 was in his work, which was the secret of his great success. He 

 believed that whatever a man did that was worth doing, he did it not 

 so much from his head as from his heart. Many men of great intel- 

 lect failed because they lacked heart. Without heart there was a want 

 of faith, and then great thoughts often refused to enter in. 



He then paid a tribute to the memories of Dr. Bowditch, Prescott, 

 Page and Pickman. He had great pleasure in laying the last results of 

 his labors at the feet of his maternal city — Salem. He had that day 

 signed a paper for the establishment of a light in Salem harbor, which 

 had been first surveyed by Dr. Bowditch. 



Eev. Z. A. Mudge of Marblehead, and Professor F. Bocher of Wen- 

 ham, were duly elected resident members. 



Voted, That the thanks of the Essex Institute be presented to Mi*. 

 E. B. Phillips for the use of the grounds, to Mr. George Babson for 

 the use of the tent and for other attentions, and to the Superintend- 

 ent and Officers of the Eastern Railroad Corporation, for courtesies. 



LETTERS ANNOUNCED. 



(July and August.) 



Allen, George N., Oberlin, O.. June 10; American Philosophical Society, Phila.. 

 Pa., June 26; Baker, C. Alice, Cambridge, July 13; Bocher, Ferdinand, Wenham, 

 Aug. 12; Boston Public Library, July KJ, 23; Boston Society of Natural Histoiy. 

 •July 24; Bruxelles Academic Royale, July 8; Bumstead, F. J., New York, June 13; 

 Butterfleld, W. Webster, Indianapolis, Ind., July 28; Cliallen, Howard, Phila., Pa., 

 July 19, Aug. 24; Cheney, T. Apoleon, Watkins, N. Y., July 12; Chever, S. A., 

 Melrose, June 16; Chipman, R. Mannitg, East Granby, Conn.. June 22, Aug. 2; 

 Crane, C. H., Washington, D. C, July 29; Danzig, Die Naturforschende Gesell- 

 schaft, Nov. 30; Dodge, A. W., July 19, 29; Fellowes, R. S., New Haven, Conn., 

 Aug. 23; Gregory, James J. H., Marblehead, Aug. 12; Hanaford, Mrs. P. A., 

 Hingham, July; Huntington, D. B., Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 10; Ives, Robert 

 H., June 26; Johnson, 3Irs. Lucy P., July; Joslin, Ellen L., Leominster, Aug. 1; 

 Lackey, A., Haverhill, June 10; Lesley, J. P., Phila., Pa., June 26; Lockyer, J. 

 Norman, London, Eng., Aug. 3; Loriug, F. W., Boston, July 14; LUnenburg, Der 

 Naturwisseuschaftliche Yereiu, Feb. 23; Mann, Mary, Cambridge, June 9, 15; 

 Mudge, Z. A., Marblehead, Aug. 11; Miinchen, Das Bibliothekariat, May 6; Na- 

 tion, New York, July 1; New England Historic-Genealogical Society, Boston, Aug. 



