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The Secretary then read the following letters together with 

 his reply thereto : 



Dr. E. W. Gudgcr, 



Secretary, North Carolina Academy of Science, 

 Greensboro, N. C. 

 Dear Sir: — 



You are doubtless aware that the Ninth International Zoological Con- 

 gress is to be held in Monaco, March 25th to 29th 1913. I am to attend 

 the Congress as an official delegate and will sail from New York on 

 March ist. 



If the North Carolina Academy wishes to be represented at this Con- 

 gress without expense to the Academy, I can act in this capacity should 



you so desire. 



Respectfully, 



C. W. STILES. 

 Dr. C. W. Stiles, 



United States Public Health Service, 

 Washington, D. C. 

 Dear Sir: — 



You are hereby appointed the official representative of the North 

 Carolina Academy of Science at the Ninth International Zoological 

 Congress to be held at Monaco, March 25-29, 1913. This letter will con- 

 stitute your credentials to the authorities of the Congress. 



Very truly yours, 



E. W. GUDGER, Secretary. 



These were ordered transmitted to the Academy that they 

 might l)e recorded in the proceedings. There being no further 

 business, the Committee adjourned. 



President Brimley called the Academy to order at 3 P. M., 

 14 members being present, and appointed the following com- 

 mittees : 



Auditing— Cokev, W. C, Wolfe, J. J., Metcalf, Z. P. 



Besohdions — Hutt, W. N"., George, W. C, Swarthout, G. E. 



Nominations — Edwards, C. W., Wilson, H. V., Binford, 

 Raymond. 



The reading and discussion of papers was then begun and 

 continued until adjournment at 5 :45 when eight had been read. 



At 8 :30 P. M. the Academy reassembled in the Physics Lec- 

 ture Room of the Mclver Memorial Building, when, after a 

 cordial address of welcome to the College by President J. I. 

 Foust, President C. S. Brimley of the Academy, delivered his 



