654 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 



Waldemar Christofer Br(/)gger, of Christiania, Norway. 



In Class III., Section 2 (Philology and Archaeology) : — 



Alfred Percival Maudslay, of London, England. 



In Class III., Section 4 (Literature and P'ine Arts) : — 



Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, of Oxford, England. 



The following communications were given : — 



Mr. Hammond Vinton Hayes. " Government Ownership of Tele- 

 phones in England." 



Dr. William Sturgis Bigelow. " Details of the Buddhist System." 



The following paper was presented by title : — 



"The Technique of High Pressure E.xperimenting." By P. W. 

 Bridgman. 



One thousand and thirtieth meeting. 



February 11, 1914. — Special Meeting. 



The Academy met at its House, called by the President for the 

 purpose of making an appropriation from the income of the General 

 Fund for the use of the Library. 



The President in the chair. 



There were thirty-seven Fellows present. 



The following letters of acceptance of Fellowship were presented 

 by the Corresponding Secretary: — from W. R. Arnold, G. P. Baker, 

 R. P. Bigelow, C. L. Bouton, F.'t. Bowles, W. H. Burr, Harvey Gush- 

 ing, H. W. Farnam, J. D. M. Ford, Rudolph Hering, H. M. Howe, 

 J. E. Ives, E. P. Kohler, A. B. Lamb, R. B. Merriman, E. F. Miller, 

 C. L. E. Moore, W. A. Neilson, W. B. Parsons, Alexander Smith, C. M. 

 Spofford, J. O. Stieglitz, W. H. Taft, E. E. Tyzzer, H. P. Whitlock, 

 C. H. Williams, G. G. Wilson, G. P. Winship, J. H. Woods; from 

 A. P. Maudslay, accepting Foreign Honorary Membership. 



The death of Sir David Gill, Foreign Honorary Member in Class I., 

 Section 1 , was announced by the chair. 



On motion of the Corresponding Secretary, it was 



Voted, To appropriate one hundred and fifty ($150.) dollars for 

 Expenses of the Library, and fifty (S50.) dollars for Books and Binding, 

 from the income of the General Fund. 



On the recommendation of the Council, it was 



Voted, That the following Standing Vote be adopted: — 



There may be chosen by the Academy, under the same rules by 

 w^hich Fellows are now chosen, one hundred Resident Associates. 



