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that the Academy, in case it favors our proposal, will make no changes 

 from the plan which we hand you herewith without consulting us. 



As we should regret to feel that we had induced the Academy to 

 adopt a measure that was opposed by any considerable minority of its 

 members, we would like, in case the Academy accepts our offer, the as- 

 surance that such a course meets with the approval of at least three- 

 quarters of its active members. 



We trust that the members of the Academy will give themselves 

 ample time to consider carefully how they expect to meet the addi- 

 tional expenses of the maintenance of a larger building ; and that they 

 will also consider whether they would not prefer to have the use of a 

 fund of $50,000 rather than the proposed building. 



We enclose plan of the building and short description of the spe- 

 cifications. 



EespectfuUy yours, 



(signed) G. R. Agassiz, 

 Max. Agassiz, 

 R. L. Agassiz. 



On the motion of Dr. Ernst it was 



Voted, I. That the thanks of the Academy be returned to 

 the sons of Professor Agassiz for the letter transmitted by the 

 President. 



II. That the letter be referred to the Committee on Policy for 

 action in connection with the circular of information and inquiry 

 to be sent out by it. 



The President made a brief statement of the probable annual 

 expense of running the proposed new building ; and also a state- 

 ment of the number of Resident Fellows at stated periods during 

 the last one hundred years, showing that the Resident Fellow- 

 ship had not increased for forty years, whereas there were a great 

 many who were eligible to Fellowship in the Academy. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the 

 Academy : — 



Richard Cockburn Maclaurin, of Boston, to be a Resident 

 Fellow in Class I., Section 2. 



William Curtis Farabee, of Cambridge, to be a Resident Fel- 

 low in Class III., Section 2. 



Alfred Marston Tozzer, of Cambridge, to be a Resident Fel- 

 low in Class III., Section 2. 



