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ning the building when completed. With the great increase in num- 

 ber of Professors at Tufts, Boston University, Institute of Technology, 

 and Harvard, there ought to be no difficulty in filling our number. 

 I leave for the West the 22d, not to return till Nov. 12th. In mean- 

 time, you will perhaps get one of our lawyer members to look over our 

 Statutes, By-laws and Charter, and make out a plan for us to submit 

 to the Members at a properly called meeting to decide on my sugges- 

 tions or such modifications of them as are advisable. I propose to 

 deliver the building complete to the Academy and hope that increase 

 of new members will pay running expenses. The building will have 



1 large Meeting Room 42 X 46 I 



1 " Reading " " " " II 



Janitor's quarters and bed room 3. Ill 



Basement Hall 1, 2 rooms for Committee meetings. 



The stack or shelf room of I, II and basement will give room for 10 

 M. additional books without a new stack. 



As I go off for the winter the 13th of December, I hope we can have 

 the meeting of the Academy before that time and appoint a committee 

 to examine the plans and report to the Academy what action they think 

 best for the Academy. 



The location is excellent — near all electric cars, near the Natural 

 History Society, the Institute, Tufts Medical School and Boston Uni- 

 versity, and I hope the building may become a scientific and literary 

 club while remaining the domicile of the Academy. 

 Yours very truly, 



A. Agassiz. 



After discussion, on motion of Professor Wolff, it was 

 Voted, That a committee of three be appointed by the Presi- 

 dent to consider the general plan suggested by Professor 

 Agassiz. 



On motion of Professor Webster it was unanimously 

 Voted, That the Academy expresses its hearty thanks to Pro- 

 fessor Agassiz for his very generous proposition. 



The following communication was given by Professor Kit- 

 tredge, " Moot Points about Chaucer." 



