1902.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 797 



the Transactions of the American Entomological Society (tlie Ento- 

 luological Section of the Academy), 367 pages and 9 plates, and 

 of the Entomological Neivs, 334 pages and 15 plates, making a 

 total of 2271 pages and 110 plates issued by the Academy during 

 the year. 



We are indebled to Mr. Clarence B. Moore for the publication of 

 the second part of the twelfth volume of ihe quarto Journal, the 

 entire expense of printing and illustration having been defrayed 

 by him. 



The statistics of distribution remain the same as last year. 



It is much to be regretted that the biographical memoir of our 

 esteemed Vice-President, Thomas Meehan, the preparation of 

 which had been provided for by the Academy as stated in the last 

 annual report, has not yet been presented for publication. 



Twenty members and one correspondent have been elected. The 

 deaths of eighteen members and five correspondents have been 

 announced. Seven membere have been omitted from the roll 

 because of non-payment of dues, and the following have resigned : 

 Henry Leffmau, Harry G. Parker, John H. Packard, Charles L. 

 Phillips, Henry Erben, Miss E. W. Lowber, Theodore P. Matthews 

 and Hampton L. Carson. 



The Hayden Memorial Medal has been voted to Sir Archibald 

 Geikie, D.Sc, LL.D., late Director-General of the Geological 

 Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, and has been transmitted to 

 him through H.B.M Consul in Philadelphia. This is the first 

 time that the gold medal has been awarded, it having heretofore 

 been struck annually in bronze and accompanied by a grant of the 

 balance of interest arising from the fund. The modification has 

 been made in the deed of gift by the founder of the award, Mrs. 

 Ferdinand V. Hayden. 



The cornerstone of the building formerly occupied by the Acad- 

 emy at the corner of Broad and Sansom streets, exposed during the 

 demolition of the edifice, was received with its contents from the 

 contractor, Mr, John Griftith, Jr., who received the thanks of the 

 society. The contents of the interesting relic were found to cor- 

 respond with the list recorded in tlie minutes of the meeting of 

 May 25, 1839. 



A resolution was adopted in January urging on tlie National 

 Congress the propriety of erecting in Washington a memorial to 

 the late Prof. Spencer F. Baird. 



