536 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY 



with the United States Office of Standard Weiohts and Meas- 

 ures and requesting cooperation in its efforts to secure the 

 establishment of such bureau. 



On the motion of Arthur G. Webster, it was 



Voted, That this matter be referred to a committee to be 

 appointed by the Chair. 



The committee was constituted as follows : — 



James M. Crafts, Chairman, 

 Arthur G. Webster, 

 Theodore W. Richards, 

 Edwin H. Hall. 



On the motion of Barrett Wendell, the following resolution 

 was adopted : — 



Whereas, The Academy has received the sum of ten thou- 

 sand dollars paid by tlie sons of the late Augustus Lowell at 

 the request of tlieir father, therefore be it 



Resolved, That the Academy accepts this gift with grateful 

 appreciation of the generosity of its late honored Vice-Presi- 

 dent, and that the Corresponding Secretary notify this action 

 to Mr. Lowell's sons. 



The following papers were presented by title : — 



On the Composition of California Petroleum. By Charles 

 F. Mabery and Edward J. Hudson. 



On the Chlorine Derivatives of the Hydrocarbons in Cali- 

 fornia Petroleum. By Charles F. Mabery and Otto J. Sieplein. 



On the Composition of Japanese Petroleum. By Charles F. 

 Mabery and Shinichi Takano. 



James Ford Rhodes read an account of " Sherman's March 

 to the Sea," of which the following is an abstract : — 



After the capture of Atlanta, the question in Sherman's mind was how 

 he should still further proceed on the offensive. Hood gave him trouble 

 by severing his communications, but he could not be brought to a battle, 

 nor could he be caught in a pursuit. Sherman resolved to leave Ten- 

 nessee in the care of Thomas and march through Georgia to the sea. 

 He severed his communications with the North, November 12, 1864, 

 and from that day to December 14 no direct intelligence from him 



