RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 751 



Vols. Parts of Vols. Pams, Maps. Total. 



By gift and exchange . . . 188 



Ly i)urchase — General Fund 4 



Rumford Fund 20 



Total 212 



17 volumes and 1 pamphlet on light and heat, recommended by the 

 Rumford Committee, were purchased at an exjjense of §50.74. 



92 books have been borrowed from the library by 27 persons, includ- 

 ing 9 Fellows. The library has been consulted about seventy-five times 

 when no book was taken out. 



Of the books borrowed, all have been returned for the annual exami- 

 nation except 8. Of the 11 volumes reported not returned a year ago, 

 one was lost and has been replaced ; another lost will be replaced shortly ; 

 all others have been returned. 



The expenses charged, to the library are as follows : — Miscellaneous, 

 $499.97 ; Binding. 8526.95, General, and Si 6.45, Rumford Funds; Sub- 

 scriptions, $490.09, General, and $120.60, Rumford Funds; making a 

 total of S15 17.01 for the General, and $147.05 for the Rumford Funds* 



Although the appropriation from the General Fund for books and 

 binding was exceeded by $117.01, the appropriation of $100 for 

 cataloguing was not expended, making the net excess but 817.01. 



The expense of distributing the Proceedings amounted the past year 

 to $216.40. 



The printing bill (not including the Manila envelopes for the Pro- 

 ceedings) was $107.50. 



An appropriation of $1500 from the income of the General Fund is 

 requested, $900 of which is to be used for subscriptions and binding, and 

 $600 for miscellaneous expenses. Also the customary appropriation of 

 $150 from the income of the Rumford Fund is requested for the pur- 

 chase of periodicals and for binding. 



A. Lawrence Rotch, Librarian. 



Report of the Rumford Committee. 



The Chairman of the Rumford Committee respectfully presents the 

 following report upon its work of the last year : — 



The following grants have been made by the Committee out of the 

 appropriation of $1000 put at its disposal at the last annual meeting. 



Oct. 12, 1904. Three hundred and fifty dollars ($350) to Professor 



