2 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



proved the site for the statue which had been selected by the Executive 

 Committee of the Board of Begents. 



It was deemed appropriate to have the ceremonies of unveiling per- 

 formed at the time when the National Academy of Sciences held its 

 annual meeting in this city, and April 19 was accordingly chosen. The 

 day was propitious, the attendance of distinguished men of science 

 and an audience of ten thousand persons very gratifying, and the 

 ceremouies in every respect were successful and satisfactory. 



The following was the order of exercises : 



I. Music — Marine Band, J. P. Sousa, conductor, "The Hallelujah Chorus." (Mes- 

 siah.) Handel. 

 II. Prayer — Rev. A. A. Hodge, D. D., of Princeton, N. J. 



III. Address — Chief Justice Waite, Chancellor of the Institution. 



IV. Unveiling the Statue. 



V. Music — (Philharmonic Society and full Marine Band, R. C. Bernays, conductor.) 



Grand chorus, "The Heavens are Telling." (Creation.) Haydn. 

 VI. Oration — Rev. .Dr. Noah Porter, President of Yale College. 

 VII. Music — J. P. Sousa, conductor. Grand march triumphale, "Schiller." Meyer- 

 beer. 



A full report by the Executive Committee in relation to the statue, 

 with the addresses delivered on the occasion of its unveiling, accompa- 

 nies the proceedings of the Board of Begents. 



It is proper to remark that the execution of the statue by Mr. Story 

 has added to the high reputation of that eminent artist, and gives 

 satisfaction to the family of Professor Henrys to his former friends and 

 associates, and to the public, and contributes a notable addition to the 

 works of art which adorn the capital of the nation. 



SCIENTIFIC WRITINGS OF PROFESSOR HENRY. 



The Board of Begents having at its last meeting instructed the Sec- 

 retary to collect and publish the scientific papers of Professor Henry, 

 several assistants have been employed in collecting the material for 

 this work, and a large amount of manuscrij)t has been prepared to be 

 carefully examined and edited for the press. 



It is proposed to reprint verbatim all the contributions made by 

 Professor Henry to the Transactions of the Albany Institute, the Be- 

 ports of the Begents of the University of New York, the Edinburgh 

 Journal of Science, Silliman's American Journal of Science, the Journal 

 of the Boyal Institution of Great Britain, the Transactions of the Amer- 

 ican Philosophical Society, the Journal of the Franklin Institute, the 

 Princeton Beview, the Smithsonian Beports, the Agricultural Beports, 

 the Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, the Proceedings of the American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Education, the Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts 

 and Sciences, Appleton's Cyclopedia, the Bulletins of the Philosophical 

 Society of Washington, the Beports of the Light-House Board, Johnson's 

 Cyclopedia, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, etc. 



Besides these published papers, others in manuscript and extracts 



