OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. 627 



Report of the C. M. Warren Committee. 



In behalf of the C. M. "Warren Committee, I have to report that 

 at the last Annual Meeting of the Academy the sum of $600 from 

 the income of the Warren Fund was granted to Professor C. F. Mabery, 

 of Cleveland, in furtherance of his researches on the composition of 

 petroleums. A letter from Professor Mabery, dated March 23, 1898, 

 gives a clear idea of the present condition of his work. 



With regard to other grants from the Warren Fund, now outstanding, 

 viz ., those to Professor Phillips of Allegheny City for the investigation 

 of natural gas, and to Professor Hofman of Boston for work on the 

 fusibility of slags, there are good reasons for believing that satisfactory 

 progress is being made by both these chemists. 



F. H. Storer, Chairman. 



May 11, 1898. 



Report of the Committee of Publication. 



The publications of the past year consist of four numbers of Vol. 

 XXXII., and the first seventeen numbers of Vol. XXXIII., of the 

 Proceedings, aggregating 464 pages and 9 plates. 



Only one of these numbers was printed at the charge of the Rumford 

 Fund. The others have cost $1,365.31. The appropriation foi* publica- 

 tions made by the Academy from its General Fund in May last was $2,100, 

 leaving an unexpended balance of $734.69, to which must be added. 

 $236.86 from the sales of the year, or a total balance of $971.55; 



The Committee hopes that at least the greater part of this may- 

 be added to the ordinary annual appropriation of $1,800, as some 

 unusual expenditures are looked for. 



Samuel H. Scudder, Chairman. 



May 11, 1898. 



On the recommendation of the Committee of Finance it was 

 Voted, To make the following appropriations from the income 

 of the General Fund for the ensuing year: — 



For general expenses $1,500.00 



For the Library 1,600.00 



For publishing 2,500.00 



Voted, That the assessment for the ensuing year be five 

 dollars. 



