298 PROCEEDINGS OP THE AMERICAN ACADEMY 



Appropriations from the income of the Rumford Fund 

 were recommended as follows : — 



To Professor Trowbridge) $500, to assist him iu his work 

 on metallic spectra. 



To Mr. W. H. Pickering, -fSOO, to meet the expense of 

 going to California and observing the solar corona, etc., on 

 occasion of the total eclipse of January 1, 1889. 



To Mr. C. C. Hutchins, $250, for continuing his work on 

 lunar radiation. 



To Dr. E. H. Hall, $100, for investigations on the fluctua- 

 tions of temperature which occur at the inner surface of the 

 cylinder of a steam-engine in operation. 



These recommendations were approved by the Academy, 

 and the money voted ; and most of it is already paid by the 

 Treasurer. 



The Treasurer has also paid from the income of the Rum- 

 ford Fund $321.65, for the medals to be presented to Pro- 

 fessor Michelson ; $56.31, for printing in the Proceedings 

 papers on Liglit or Heat ; and $145.90, for additions to the 

 library on these subjects. 



For the Committee, 



Joseph Lovering, Chairman. 



On the motion of the Corresponding Secretary it was 



Voted, To meet, on adjournment, on the 12th of June. 



On the motion of the Corresponding Secretary it was 



Voted, That an appropriation of twenty-five hundred dol- 

 lars ($2500) be made for the expenses of publication for the 

 ensuing year. 



On the motion of the Librarian it was 



Voted, That an appropriation of twelve hundred dollars 

 ($1200) be made for the purchase and binding of books for 

 the ensuing year. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the 

 Academy : — 



William Coe Collar, of Boston, to be a Resident Fellow iu 

 Class HI., Section 2. 



Horace Elisha Scudder, of Cambridge, to be a Resident 

 Fellow in Class IIL, Section 4. 



