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Public Lecture. 



November 29, 189Y. 



The first public lecture of the course for 1891-1898, was de- 

 livered in the upper hall of the Mott Memorial Library, Novem- 

 ber 29th, by Mr. Herschel C Parker, of the Department of 

 Physics, Columbia University, upon '' Recent Geographical Ex- 

 plorations in the Canadian Rockies, and the First Ascent of 

 Mount Lefro}'." About seventy-five members and guests were 

 present. At the conclusion of the lecture, a vote of thanks was 

 passed to Mr. Parker. 



Regular Business Meeting. 



December 6th, 1897. 



The Society met with President Stevenson in the chair. 



About twenty-five members and guests present. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 



The President presented from the Council the following nomi- 

 nations of new members : 



Mr. A. E. Lawrence, 1 West Eighty-first street; Mr. James 

 Johnstone Riley, 77 Beaver street; Dr. F. L. Tufts, Columbia 

 University. All of whom were elected. 



The amendments to the By-laws, which were submitted at the 

 previous business meeting, were then brought up for passage. 



They are : Chapter VIII, section l,to omit the sentence " All 

 members who become fellows shall pay a fellowship fee of ten 

 dollars "; and Chapter IX., Section 1, to omit the phrase, " and 

 the Transactions." 



On motion, both amendments were passed unanimously. 



