RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 839 



During the year the Academy has held eight meetings in the build- 

 ing. Other meetings have been held as follows : — The Boston 

 Society of the Ai'chaeological Institute of America, one; Massachu- 

 setts Board of Health, four; Harvard-Technology Chemical Club, five; 

 Harvard Biblical Club, six; Colonial Society, four. There has been 

 the usual use of the small rooms by the Council and Committees. 



During the year the House Committee has been able not only to 

 maintain the physical condition of the property of the Academy but to 

 make a few changes which, it is hoped, will result in the greater 

 comfort of the Fellows. New and more comfortable chairs have been 

 purchased for use not only in the meeting room but in the reception 

 room. Changes have been made in the position of a portion of the 

 ventilating apparatus for the purpose of eliminating noise which has 

 been most annoying in the past. Changes have been made also in 

 the arrangement of the intake of air for ventilating purposes, which it 

 is hoped will result in some economy in fuel. 



The House Committee hopes that during the coming yesir means 

 may be found whereby two improvements coming within their super- 

 vision may be carried out; one an improvement in the windows of the 

 stack whereby the cold air and dust which is now a serious menace to 

 our library may be eliminated and, second, a new lantern for the 

 meeting room. 



Experiments have been carried out during the year by Dr. Bigelow 

 to find the best way of keeping the stack clean and at a proper temper- 

 ature. He has had one window arranged in a manner which, it is 

 believed, will remedy the present difficulties if it can be applied to all 

 of the windows in the stack. The need of a good lantern is evident. 



The Committee wishes to express its obligation to Mrs. Holden, the 

 assistant Librarian, for her co-operation and assistance. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Hammond V. Hayes, Chairman. 

 May 10, 1916. 



On motion of the Treasurer, it was 



Voted, That the Annual Assessment be ten ($10) dollars. 

 The annual election resulted in the choice of the following 

 officers and committees : — 



Henry P. Walcott, President. 



Elihu Thomson, Vice-President for Class I. 



William M. Davis, Vice-President for Class II. 



