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June 3, 1857, 

 Prof. Wm. B. Rogers, in the Chair. 



DEPARTMENT OF MICROSCOPY. 



The following report was read and adopted : — 



The Committee to whom was referred the subject of establish- 

 ing a new department for the investigation of microscopic nature, 

 beg leave to oifer as a report the following Preamble and Reso- 

 lutions. 



Whereas, The recent acquisition of the invaluable cabinet and 

 library of the late Professor Bailey has awakened the Society to 

 the necessity of giving a new impetus to the progress of micro- 

 scopic science ; to the great usefulness which a special depart- 

 ment for the development, record, and publication of observations 

 on the minute structure of organic and inorganic bodies, would 

 possess : 



Resolved, That this Society do hereby establish a department 

 for microscopic investigation to be known as the 



DEPARTMENT OF MICROSCOPY ; 



to consist of members of the Society, specially interested in micro- 

 scopic studies, who may desire to join it. No individuals, who 

 are not members of this Society, shall be members of this depart- 

 ment. 



Resolved, That a Curator of this department shall be chosen 

 yearly at the Annual Meeting, whose duty shall be to take 

 charge of all specimens and preparations belonging to the depax't- 

 ment, and to preside at its meetings. The department may 

 appoint sub-committees upon the different branches of the sci- 

 ence, to whom shall be referred specimens for examination and 

 report. The Recording Secretary of the Society shall be, ex 

 officio, Secretary of this department. 



Resolved, That at the first regular meeting of the Society in 

 each month, at the hour of nine o'clock, the presiding officer shall 



