818 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 



On motion of Professor Webster it was 



Voted, That the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars ($550) 

 be appropriated from the income of the Rumford Fund for the 

 immediate use of the Rumford Committee. 



Professor E. H. Hall proposed certain amendments to the 

 Statutes. In accordance with Chapter XI. of the Statutes, 

 these proposed amendments were referred to the following 

 Committee : — 



The President, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, 

 Treasurer, Professor Morgan, and Dr. Lyman. 



The following communications were given : — 



" Results of the Franco-American Expedition to explore the 

 Atmosphere in the Tropics." By A. Lawrence Rotch. 



" Comparison of Lunar and Hawaiian Craters." By W. H. 

 Pickering. 



The following papers were presented by title : — 



" The Longitudinal Vibrations of a Rubbed String." By 

 Harvey N. Davis. Presented by W. C. Sabine. 



"On the Inconsistency of the Axiom of the Plane with the 

 Supposition that the Sum of the Angles of the Rectilinear 

 Triangle is less than 180°." By G. Hay. 



" The Effects of Interbreeding, Crossbreeding, and Selection 

 upon the Fertility and Variability of Drosophila." By W. E. 

 Castle, F. W. Carpenter, A. H. Clark, S. O. Mast, and M. W. 

 Barrows. 



" On the Length of the Time of Contact in the Case of a 

 Quick Tap on a Telegraph Key." By B. O. Peirce. 



" On the Permeability and the Retentiveness of a Mass of 

 Fine Iron Particles." By B. O. Peirce. 



Nine hundred and sixty- fourth Meeting. 



March 14, 1906. — Stated Meeting. 



The Academy met at its house, 28 Newbury Street. 



The President in the chair. 



There were present eighteen Fellows. 



