48 Journal of the Mitchell Society [August 



The Committee on Resolutions moved: That we hereby ex- 

 press our sincere thanks to the University for granting us the 

 use of appropriate rooms for our meetings ; to the Faculty and 

 ladies for their kindly attentions ; and to Dr. Isaac Manning 

 for the pleasant smoker of last evening. And this was carried 

 unanimously. 



At the suggestion of Professor Edwards, and on motion of 

 Professor Patterson, the President appointed a committee to 

 work up and bring before the Academy, at its next annual meet- 

 ing, a report on ventilation of school houses, churches, court- 

 houses, theatres, and other public buildings in our state. After 

 consideration by the Academy, it is hoped that we may be able 

 to make recommendations to the State Legislature with regard 

 to laws on ventilation. The committee consists of Prof. C. W. 

 Edwards, Professor of Physics, Trinity College; Prof. A. H. 

 Patterson, Professor of Physics, University of North Carolina ; 

 and Dr. C. A. Shore, Director State Laboratory of Hygiene. 



At 9 :30, by special arrangement between the Secretaries of 

 the two bodies, there was held a joint meeting of the Academy 

 and the l^orth Carolina Section of the American Chemical 

 Society, at which Dr. J. E. Mills gave his " Report on Molecu- 

 lar Attraction and Gravitation," and the chemical papers on the 

 program of the Academy were read. The Chemists then ad- 

 journed to hold their stated meeting, and the reading of papers 

 was continued in the Academy until adjournment for luncheon 

 at 1 :30, at which time twenty-five papers had been read. On 

 reconvening after luncheon the consideration of papers was 

 completed, and adjournment had at 3 :20 p. m. 



The following members were in attendance : Bendrat, T. A. ; 

 Blanchard, Julian ; Booker, W. H. ; Brimley, C. S. ; Cain, 

 William; .Clapp, S. C. ; Cobb, Collier; Daggett, P. H. ; Ed- 

 wards, C. W. ; Ferrell, J. W. ; Gudger, E. W. ; Hall, R. A. ; 

 Herty, C. H. ; Hutt, W. K ; Ives, J. D. ; Lay, G. W. ; Lock- 

 hart, L. B. ; Metcalf , Z. P. ; Metcalf , Mrs. Z. P. ; Mills, J. E. ; 

 Patterson, A. H. ; Rankin, W. S. ; Sherman, Franklin, Jr; 

 Shore, C. A. ; Tillman, Miss O. I. ; Venable, F. P. ; Wheeler, 



