152 TRANSACTIONS OF THE [FEB. 26, 
Reports of officers for the year 1893-94 were presented as 
follows : 
Prof. H. F. Osporn, Second Vice-President, reported on the 
evident increase of interest in science in New York, remarked 
on the success of the Public Lecture Course, and alluded to the 
First Annual Reception and Exhibition of the Academy 
arranged for March 12th, 1894. 
REPORT OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. 
During the past year two corresponding members have been 
elected, viz.: Prof. C. H. Smyth, Jr., on March 6th, and J. P. 
Thomson, November 6th. These members were duly notified of 
their election. Several corresponding members have died dur- 
ing the year, among whom we must deplore the loss of Dr. H. 
A. Hagen, of Cambridge, Mass. 
As editor of the Annals, I have to report that Vol. VII. is 
practically completed, and that the index and title-page of Vol. 
VI. will be issued with the concluding parts of Vol. VII. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Tuos. L. Casey, 
Corresponding Secretary. 
REPORT OF THE RECORDING SECRETARY. 
During the year 1893-94, there have been held : 
Hight meetings of the Council. 
Kight Business Meetings of the Academy, of which three have 
failed of a quorum. 
Twenty-seven Stated Meetings of the Academy. 
One Special Meeting of the Academy. 
Kight Public Lectures have been delivered. 
The Three Sections of Astronomy and Physics, Geology and 
Mineralogy, and Biology, have each held eight meetings. 
The number of formal papers presented before the Academy 
was eighty-one, of which eight have been read by title only. 
This is an increase of twenty-five over the year preceding. 
