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tion of the Board of Managers of the society, who shall designate the 

 subject to be considered on each evening. Such designation shall be 

 made by the Board of Managers as far in advance of the meetings as 

 shall be deemed desirable, but in every case the designations for a 

 month shall be made prior to the first day of such month, and con- 

 spicuously posted in the rooms of the society. At such meetings the 

 members present shall constitute a quorum, but no business shall be 

 transacted thereat ; such meetings shall be informal, but the society 

 will expect a report of the results of such meeting at the first regular 

 meeting of the society thereafter, embracing what has been accom- 

 plished in the particular branch of microscopy to which such evening 

 shall be devoted. 



The report was accepted and approved, and on motion the preamble 

 and resolution therein was carried. 



The following donations were received : 



Eleven copies of the published Transactions, from the publishers. 



Vol. I., No. I, of Tlie American Quarterly Microscopical Journal,. 

 from the publishers. 



Moller's Balsam Probe-Platte, Millimeter Micrometer and catalogue 

 of slides, from Mr. J. L. Wall. 



Twenty-four numbers of The Monthly Microscopical Journal (Lon- 

 don), from Mr. G. I. Whitehead. 



One slide of Sapharina, from Capt. John H, Mortimer. 



A specimen of sea-weed, mounted on paper, from the Secretary. 



Mr. W. H. Mead was proposed for active membership by Mr. 

 Hitchcock. 



Mr. John Phin moved to reconsider the resolution passed September 

 20th, commending the action of the National Microscopical Congress 

 with regard to micrometers. 



The motion was carried. 



Mr. J. A. Hoyt moved that it be the request of the society that 

 each member prepare six slides for mutual exchange at the meetings. 

 Carried. 



The President explained an offer, made by the American Postal 

 Micro-Cabinet Club, to send boxes of the club to him for exhibition 

 at the meetings of the society. Messrs. Phin, Scott, and Hoyt, were 

 appointed a committee to arrange the details for carrying out the sug- 

 gestions made in this offer. 



Fourteen members present. 



Regular meeting November 13th, 1878. President Hyatt in the 

 chair. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 

 The committee appointed to propose a design for a society seal was 

 discharged. 



Mr. W. R. Mitchell was nominated for active membership by Mr. 

 Hitchcock. 



