46 HEPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



The following is a list of tlie lectures* which were delivered during 

 the winter of 1856-57: 



Three lectures by Prof. Jos. Le Conte, of Georgia, on ''Coal," and 

 and three lectures on " Coral." 



One lecture by J. R. Thompson, Esq., of Richmond, Virginia, 

 on "^ European Journalism." 



One lecture by Dr. J. Gr. Kohl, on "The History of American 

 Geography." 



Five lectures by Rev. J. G. Morris, M. D., of Baltimore, on the 

 " Habits and Instincts of Insects." 



Six lectures by Prof. Benjamin Pierce, of Cambridge, Mass., on 

 << Potential Physics." 



1. The elements of potential physics. The material universe con- 

 sidered as a machine, as a work of art, or as the manifest word of God. 



2. Potential arithmetic. 



3. Potential algebra. 



4. Potential geometry. 



5. Analytic morphology, or the world's architecture. 



6. The realization of the imaginary, and the powers of justice and 

 love. 



One lecture by Rev. Geo. W. Bethune, D. D., of Brooklyn, N. Y., 

 on "The Orator." 



Three lectures by W. Gilmore Simms, Esq., of South Carolina: 



1. On the Professions. 



2. Ante-Columbian History of America. 



3. Ante-Colonial History of the United States, 



Eight lectures by Dr. D. B. Reid, of Edinburg, on the "Pro- 

 gress of Architecture in relation to Ventilation, Warming, Lighting, 

 Fire-Proofing, Acoustics, and the general preservation of Health." 



The operations of the Institution have been continually expanding^ 

 and it is with difficulty they can be kept within the limit required by 

 the Smithsonian fund. So far, therefore, from wanting general fields 

 of usefulness, the opportunity of doing good is only restricted by the 

 amount of means which can be employed. 



Respectfully submitted. 



JOSEPH HENRY. 

 Washington, January, 1857. 



* lu order to complete the list for the -winter of 1856-57 the lectures delivered after 

 the date of the report have been added. 



