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was under the personal direction of the Secretary, Dr. Britton, 

 and Mr. Merrill. 



In the autumn a circular was distributed, proposing an ex- 

 change of publications with about three hundred scientific 

 societies and institutions not on our list of exchanges. The pres- 

 ent number of our list is two hundred and seventy-eight, which 

 will soon be largely increased in response to the circular. Eighty 

 replies have already been received, and only about seven per 

 cent of them are not affirmative. 



The Report of the Treasurer, Dr. John H. Hintof, was 

 read by the Secretary, which showed a small balance in the 

 treasury. 



The election of officers for the coming year resulted as 

 follows : 



President, J. S. Newberry. 



First Vice-President, 0. P. Hubbard. 



Second Vice-President, W. P. Trowbridge. 



Corresponding Secretary, A. A. Julien. 



Recording Secretary, H. L. Fairchild. 



Treasurer, Henry Dudley. 



Librarian, N. L. Brixton. 



Councillors, J. A. Allen, A. R. Leeds, J. J. Steven- 

 son, P. H. Dudley, D. S. Martin, C. Van Brunt. 



Curators, B. B. Chamberlin, S. Lowell Elliot, Gr. F. 

 KuNZ, F. J. H. Merrill, C. E. Pellew. 



Finance Committee, J. H. Hinton, Chairman, W. H. 

 RuDKiN, L. E. Chittenden. 



The following resolutions, presented by Mr. Chittenden, were 

 unanimously adopted : 



Resolved, That the members of the Academy have heard with 

 deep regret of the lamentable accident which deprives them of 

 the President at the Annual Business Meeting, and which has 

 called him to the bedside of his son, and 



Resolved, That the Secretary be directed to transmit by tele- 

 graph to President Newberry the unanimous expression of their 

 deep sympatliy with him in the great trial through which he is 

 passing, their fervent hope for the recovery of his son, and the 



