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The fourth paper was from the pen of Professor A. C. Haddon 

 on Anthropology at the Toronto Meeting of the British Associ- 

 ation. This paper was presented by Professor Cattell. 



The Section then adjourned. 



Charles B. Bliss, 



Secretary of Section. 



Regular Business Meeting. 

 November 1, 1897. 



The Academy met with President Stevenson in the chair. 

 Eleven persons present. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 



The secretary presented from the Council the following nomi- 

 nations of new members : 



Honorary, Dr. Fridtjof Nansen. 



Resident, George S. Allan, 51 W. Slth St., E. C. Brown, 280 

 Broadway, W. S. Day, 203 W. 85th St.; Henry M. Howe, Colum- 

 bia University ; Francis E. Lloyd, Teachers' College ; Emerson 

 McMillin, 40 Wall St.; Andrew Shiland, Jr., 262 W. 78th St.; L. 

 M. Underwood, Columbia University. 



All the nominees were unanimously elected by ballot. 



The Secretary presented the following amendments to the 

 By-laws, as submitted by the Council. 



Chapter YIII., Section 1 to omit the sentence " All members 

 who become Fellows shall pay a fellowship fee of ten dollars." 



Chapter IX. Section 1 to omit " and the Transactions." 



Dr. F. L. Tufts, of Columbia University, was nominated by Mr. 

 H. T. Wade, and Mr. A. E. Lawrence, 1 W. 81st St., by Pro- 

 fessor Hallock. 



The Section of Astronomy and Physics then organized. 



In the absence of Mr. P. H. Dudley, chairman of the Section, 

 President Stevenson was chosen chairman of the meeting. 



