EEC0RD8 OF MEETINaS. 



One thousand and fiftieth Meeting. 



October 13, 1915. — Stated Meeting. 



The Academy met at its House. 



President Walcott in the Chair. 



There were sixty-two Fellows present. 



The following letters were presented by the Corresponding 

 Secretary: from G. ]M. Allen, W. W. Atwood, Joseph Barrell, 

 C. T. Brues, H. C. Bumpus, J. J. Carty, J. M. Clarke, W. D. 

 Coolidge, R. H. Dana, L. E. Dickson, E. B. Drew, E. S. Drown, 

 Alexander Forbes, G. S. Forbes, Philip Fox, F. L. Hitchcock, 

 E. W. Hopkins, J. K. Hosmer, Ales Hrdlicka, Reid Hunt, 

 Wm. DeW. Hyde, C. N. Jackson, Dunham Jackson, C. A. Kraus, 

 Kirsopp Lake, H. R. Lang, W. K. Lewis, W. C. Loring, E. G. 

 Martin, S. E. Morison, Bernadotte Perrin, J. C. Phillips, J. W. 

 Platner, L. W. Riddle, R. W. Sayles, Charles Schuchert, M. S. 

 Sherrill, W. R. Thayer, A. W. Weysse, Bailey Willis, S. W. Willis- 

 ton, F. A. Woods, F. E. Wright, R. M. Yerkes, accepting Fellow- 

 ship; from H. L. Clark, declining Fellowship; from C. J. de la 

 Vallee Poussin, Norman Lockyer, Ernest Rutherford, Johan 

 H. L. Vogt, accepting Foreign Honorary Membership; from 

 James F. Norris, of Nashville, Tennessee, resigning from the 

 Council. 



The following deaths were announced by the Chair: William 

 Robert Ware, Class IIL, Section 4; Andrew Howland Russell, 

 Class I., Section 4; John Ulric Nef, Class L, Section 3; Ezra 

 Ripley Thayer, Class HI., Section I; Charles Hallet Wing, Class 

 L, Section 3; Frederic Ward Putnam, Class IH., Section 2 (elected 

 Jan. 25, 1865) William Watson, Class L, Section 4 (elected Feb. 9^ 



