390 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 



meetings is assured. Such articles are to be provided by a caterer 

 for the first few meetings. 



A special committee shall be appointed to select the speakers, 

 who should be chosen to represent the different classes of the 

 Academy. 



The general arrangement for these meetings is to be left in the 

 hands of the Committee on ^Meetings. 



As soon as the House Committee can secure latch keys, a notice 

 shall be sent to the Fellows that they can obtain keys by applying 

 to the Assistant Librarian. A list shall be kept of all Fellows 

 holding latch keys. 



^Members making use of the Academy Building shall be invited 

 to bring their friends, and are expected to inscribe the names of 

 their guests in a stranger's book to be provided for the purpose, 

 and kept in the small committee room. 



(signed) G. R. Agassi z, 



For the Committees. 



The Chair appointed the following Councillors to act as Nomi- 

 nating Committee, and announced that he should not be a candi- 

 date for re-election, expressing his thanks for the highest honor 

 he had ever received : — 



Harvey N. Davis, of Class I. 



Benjamin L. Robinson, of Class H. 



Fred X. Robinson, of Class HI. 



On recommendation of the Council, the following appropria- 

 tions were made for the ensuing year: — 



From the income of the General Fund, S8,600, to be used as 

 follows : — 



for General and Meeting expenses S 700.00 



for Library exi)enses :>,)i()().00 



for House expenses 2,000 . 00 



for Treasurer's expenses 800 . 00 



for priuting biograjihical notices .SOO.OO 



for use of the Publication Committee IjoOO.OO 



