828 PROCEEDINGS OP THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 



Also reports of progress of researches not yet ready for publication 

 have been received from Messrs. Frederic L. Bishop, John A. Dunne, 

 William J. Humphreys, Ralph S. Minor, Charles B. Thwiug, John 

 Trowbridge, Robert W. Wood. 



The expenditures of the past year for publication have been much in 

 excess of the ordinary amount. This is due chiefly to the unusually 

 large number of papers which have been presented, mostly based on 

 researches aided by the Rumford Fund. Appropriations, amounting to 

 $1350, have been made by the Academy to meet this expense. 



The Committee has given much thought to the question of an award 

 of the Rumford Premium, and has considered the claims of several 

 persons, but has no recommendation to make for the present year. 



Chas. R. Cross, Chairman. 

 May 9, 1906. 



Report of the C. M. Warren Committee. 



The C. M. Warren Committee begs leave to report that the Com- 

 mittee recommended no grants from the Warren Fund during the past 

 year. This was due to the fact that the income received from the fund 

 in 1904 was very small, owing, it is said, to changes and additions that 

 were being made to the Warren Asphalt Plant. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Leonard P. Kinnicutt, Chairman. 

 May 9, 1906. 



Report of the Publication Committee. 



During the period beginning May 1, 1905, and ending April 30, 

 1906, two numbers of the Proceedings, Volume XL. (Nos. 23 and 24), 

 and thirty-two numbers of Volume XLL have been published, likewise 

 one biographical notice, making in all 820 pages and 14 plates. Thirteen 

 numbers of the Proceedings (Volume XL I., Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 16, 

 20, 21, 22, 25, and 27) were paid for out of the income of the Rumford 

 Fund. 



One number of the Memoirs (Volume XIII., No. 3, pp. 121-146, 

 plates III.- VIII.) has been published at the expense of the Rumford 

 Fund. 



The unexpended balance of appropriations from the General Fund for 

 publications on May 1, 1905, was $278.55 ; the appropriation for the year 

 1905-06, $2,400, and the receipts from sales of publications $92.58 



