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The following were proposed for active nieinbcrship: 



Will. V. Ebersole, Chas. H. Smith, J. Augustus Kiiapp and 



Miss Effie V. Ryan. 



The report of the Trustees was read by the vSecretary, and 



on motion was referred to the Auditing Committee. 



The following resignations were read, and on motion ac- 

 cepted. Mi.ss Lily Hollingshead, Dr. Wm. Owens, Jr., C. J. 

 Stedman, Henry A. Gleick and C. H. Sheen. 



The Society listened with decided interest to Dr. M. H. 

 Fletcher's paper on "The Skin and its Appendages" illus- 

 trated by photo-micrographs. 



Adjourned. 



Regul-vr Meeting, June 2, 1891. 



The Society was called to order at 8.05 p. m., President Abert 

 in the chair. 



There were twenty-six persons present. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 



Chas. E. Smith, Wm. V. Eber.sole, J. Augustus Knai)p and 

 Miss Effie V. Ryan w^ere elected to active membershi}). 



The minutes of the Executive Board for April were read. 



The Auditing Committee reported that, upon examination, 

 the books and accounts of the Treasurer, vSecretary and Trus- 

 tees were found correct. 



Upon motion, the report was accepted and the Committee 

 discharged. 



Mr. Warren K. Moorehead then read a very interesting 

 paper, entitled " Some Recent Discoveries at Fort Ancient," 

 which was received by the audience with great pleasure, and 

 elicited much favorable comment. 



Mr. W. H. Knight then read an instructive and interesting 

 paper on "The Bright Star Arcturus."* 



President Abert made some timely remarks on the import- 

 ance of obtaining a building site for a new niu.seum in FMen 

 Park. 



'Published iu Scientific American Supplement. 



