CONTENTS 



Regular Meeting, Monday, Januai-y (5, 1 



Coniiminioation by A. S. I'.'ickanl on the Glacial Phenomena of \orth- 

 castein Anii'i-ic:i coniiiareil with th:)se of Euroite, 1. — Keniaiks of 

 the President on the History of the Society, 3. 



Letters Announced, 3, 4, 10, 15, 25, 26, 77, 87, 98, 101, .lOG, 120, 

 130, 150, 163, 165, 196, 202. 



Adjourned Meeting, Saturday, January 11, 4 



Regular Meeting, Monday, January 20, 4 



Coninninlcation by Rev. E. S. Atwood on Dr. Emerson'^ Excursion to 

 Philadelphia Fifty Years Ago, 6. 



Additions to the Library, 5, 10, 15, 26, 77, 101, 106, 120, 130, 150, 

 163, 165, 196, 262. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, February 3, . . . . 10 



Worms of the Genus Xals, by J. H. Enierton, 12. — Notice of the death 

 of Henry C. Peikins, M.D., 13.— Resolutions adopted, 15. 



Additions to the Museum, .... 11,78,102,167. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, February 17, 15 



Communication bv S. M. Allen on Ancient and Jlodern Theoi-ies of 

 Light, Heat andColor, 17. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, March 3, . . . . . .25 



Notice of the death of Mr. A. F. Bosson,and Resolutions adopted, 25. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, March 17, 26 



A Partial Catalogue of the Birds of Grand Menan, by 11. Hcrrick, 28. 

 Anniversary Meeting, "Wednesday, March 5, . • . . 42 



Remarks of the President, 45; of Gov. Wa.-ihburn, 54; of Mayor Cogs- 

 well. .57; of Hon. M. P. Wilder, 58: of Prof. O. C. Marsh, (12 ; of J.D. 

 Runkle, G2; of Hon. George IJ. Loring, G3; of Nath'l Paine, (;5. — 

 Poem by Rev.E. S. Atwood.GiV— Remarks of S. M. Allen, 70.— Letters 

 from S. Salisbury, 72; J. G. Whittier, 73; E. P. Whipple, 73; J5enj. 

 Peirce, 73; Rev. George D. Wildus, 7t; Daniel C. Eaton, 75; R. C. 

 Winthrop, 75; J. Wingate Thornton, 75. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, April 14, 77 



Notice of a Pocket Bible from Miss JL C. Anderson, 78; of an Ancient 

 Stand for a Chrii^tening Basin from N. Cleaveland. 7i»; of some relics 

 of the tomb of Mi-s. Deborah Fairfax from O. N. Bryan of Marshall 

 Hall P. O., Md., 7!). — A. .>>. I'ackard. on Photographs ofSccneiyin 

 Colorado and Montana, 8ti. — Stone Knives, by F. W. Putnjun, 80. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, May 5, 87 



Remarks by .J. Robinson on the Floral Progi-ess of the Year, 87; of 

 Rev. E. C. Bolles on Batrachospermun moniliforme, 88. 



Annual Meeting, Wednesday, May 14, . . . • . . .89 



Retrospect of the Year, 89.— Ofti(;ers elected, 98. 

 Regular Meeting, Monday, May 19 100 



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