X WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 



Mr. Alexander Graham Bell having resigned the office of Vice- 

 President, the National Geographic Society nominated in his place 

 Mr. Willis L. Moore, who was duly elected by the Board. 



Delegates were sent to represent the Academy at the celebration of 

 the 200th anniversary of Franklin's birth held by the American Philo- 

 sophical Society, April 17-20, 1906. 



A Committee of Arrangements has been appointed to prepare for 

 the reception of the International Zoological Congress which is to 

 visit Washington in August, 1907. 



At the time of the passage by Congress of the bill establishing a 

 Board of Education in the District of Columbia the Managers sent to 

 each Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia a reso- 

 lution recommending the appointment on the Board of one or more 

 members of recognized ability and attainment in some of the natural 

 sciences and who are thoroughly familiar with modern methods of 

 scientific teaching. Dr. Barton W. Evermann was subsequently 

 appointed. 



Vol. VII of the Proceedings has been completed and issued during 

 the year and Vol. VIII is well advanced toward completion. A new 

 catalogue of the members of the Academy and Affiliated Societies has 

 been projected and is now in course of preparation. 



Application having been made by the Washingten Society of Engi- 

 neers for admission to the group of Affiliated Societies it was favor- 

 ably considered by the Board. A vote of the Academy is now being 

 taken by correspondence, as provided by Art. VI, Sec. 2, of the By- 

 Laws. 



The Academy has suffered the following losses by death during the 

 year : 



H. G. Ogden died February 26, 1906. 



S. P. Langley died February 27, 1906. 



The statistics of membership at this date are as follows : 



Patrons : 



At date of last report S 



Elected during the year o S 



Honorary Members : 



At date of last report o 



Elected during the year 1 1 



Life Members : 



At date of last report o 



Elected during the year 1 1 



