1897.] NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 18T 



The following new exchanges have beea eflfected : 



1. Roemer Museum, Hildersheim, Germany. 



2. Library, Office of Minister of Justice, Ottawa, Can. 



3. Hopkins Seaside Laboratory, Stanford University, Cal. 



4. Annuaire Geologique et Mineralogique de la Russie, Nouvo 

 Alexandria, Russia. 



5. Lackawanna Inst. History and Science, Scran ton, Pa. 



6. Atti e Rendiconti dell Acad, di Sci. Lett, e Arti, dei 

 Zelanti, Acireale, Ital}'. 



7. Musde Geologique de I'Univ. Imperiale de St. Petersbourg,. 

 Russia. 



8. Musee de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina. 



9. Museo Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil. 



10. Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. 



11. Princely Library of Sophia, Bulgaria. 



A journal has been kept in which are entered all requests for 

 back numbers, new exchanges, requests for information, etc., 

 and all records of packages sent by mail, cash receipts, expenses, 

 etc. Respectfully submitted, 



Arthur Hollick, 



Librarian. 



When the reading of the above reports had been finished, the 

 President called for informal reports from the Secretaries of the 

 several sections. 



Professor William Hallock reported for the Section of As- 

 tronomy and Physics. 



As there was no representative of the Section of Biology, Pro- 

 fessor J. J. Stevenson, Chairman of the Section of Geology and 

 Mineralogy, next reported for it. 



Dr. Franz Boas described the work of the Section of Anthro- 

 polog}^ Psychology and Philology. 



The Academy then proceeded to the election of officers. 



The following ticket was unanimously elected : President, 

 John J. Stevenson ; 1st Vice-President, Henry F. Osborn ; 2d 

 Vice-President, Nathanial L. Britton ; Corresponding Secretary, 

 William Hallock ; Recording Secretary, James F. Kemp ; 



