834 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 



The following reports were also presented : — 



Report of the Library Committee. 



The Librarian begs to submit the following report : — 



During the year, 65 books have been borrowed from the Library by 

 21 persons, including 14 Fellows and 1 library. All books taken out 

 have been satisfactorily accounted for, except one taken out in April, 

 1914. 



The number of bound volumes on the shelves at the time of the last 

 report was 34,287. 394 volumes have been added during the past 

 year, making the number now on the shelves, 34,681. This includes 

 49 purchased from the income of the General Fund, 15 from that of the 

 Rumford Fund, and 330 received by gift or exchange. The pamphlets 

 added during the year number 140. 



The expenses charged to the Library during the financial year are : — 



Salaries $1,809.87 



Binding: — 



General Fund 379.05 



Rumford P'und 40.85 



Purchase of periodicals and books : — 



General P'und 226.59 



Rumford Fund 95.04 



Miscellaneous 27.06 



Total $2,578.46 



The scientific books of the late Professor Watson, the first choice of 

 which he bequeathed to the Academy, have been received and de- 

 posited on the fourth floor. The Assistant Librarian intends to 

 arrange and list them during the summer. 



A. G. Webster, Librarian. 

 May 10, 1916. 



