uEcouns or meetings. 385 



The followiiifj motion was nuide by Mr. Brooks Adams : — "^I'liat 

 the Cluiir a])i)oint a Committee of five, with power to add to its 

 inimher and to fill vacancies, to consider and report on the effect 

 which the war has had upon the attitude of science. 



First : Toward the use and i)rcservation of food and the conserva- 

 tion thereof; and 



Second: Toward the use and conservation of fuel, and the 

 development of additional supplies thereof. 



The motion was debated by Professors E. B. Wilson and W. T. 

 Sedgwick and was not carried. 



Vice-President Davis offered a resolution calling on various 

 learned Societies to join with the Academy in urging the estab- 

 lishment of a League of Nations. 



It was 



Voted, That the above motion be laid on the table. 



The resignation of the Recording Secretary was announced and 

 referred to the Council. 



The following Communication "Recent Advances in Stellar 

 Photography" by Professor S. I. Bailey was announced for the 

 meeting, but because of his sudden illness, only a portion of the 

 communication was given. 



The following papers were presented by title : — 1 . On the Theory 

 of Reed Instruments. 2. Note on the Ballistic Resistance Func- 

 tion. 3. On the Dynamics of the Rifle Shot from the Shoulder. 

 By A. G. Webster. 



One thousand and seventy-sixth Meeting^- 



December U, 1918. — Stated Meeting. 



The Academy met at its House. 



The President in the Chair. 



There were forty-seven Fellows present. 



The Corresponding Secretary presented a letter of acceptance of 

 Fellowship from Walter Plines Page. 



The Chair announced the following deaths : Charles R. Van Hise, 

 Class II., Section 1; Franklin Paine Mall, Class II., Section 3; 

 Andrew^ D. White, Class III., Section 2, Fellows; and Adolf, 



