RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 827 



From the income of the PubHcation Fund, $3000. to be used for 

 pubhcation. 



From the income of the Rumford Fund $2926.60 to be used as 

 follows : 



for Research $1000. 



for Books, periodicals and binding 200 . 



for Publication 600 . 



to be used at the discretion of the Committee 1 126 . 60 



From the Warren Fund $550. to be used at the discretion of the 

 Committee. 



An appropriation of $150. was made from the income of the 

 General Fund for use of the Treasurer's office during the present 

 year. 



The following communication was given: "The Inheritance of 

 Size in Guinea Pig Crosses," by Dr. William E. Castle. This was 

 followed by a brief discussion. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



One thousand and fifty-sixth Meeting. 



x\pRiL 12, 1916. — Stated Meeting. 



The Academy met at its House. 



The President in the Chair. 



There were tw^enty-seven Fellows and one guest present. 



A letter from Mr. Joseph Young Bergen, resigning Fellowship, 

 was presented. 



The Corresponding Secretary announced the receipt of two 

 memoirs of deceased Fellows: Jean Baptiste Edouard Bornet, 

 by W. G. Farlow; Charles Pickering Putnam, by J. J. Putnam. 



The following deaths were announced by the Chair: Erasmus 

 Darwin Leavitt, Class I., Section 4; James Burrill Angell, Class 

 III., Section 4. 



The following report of the Committee on the Amendments to 

 the Statutes was presented : — • 



The Committee to which the several proposed Amendments to 

 the Statutes were referred begs leave to report : — 



