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the Academy, of which one in the early fall failed of a quorum; 
six Public Lectures ; one Public Reception. 
The section of Astronomy and Physics has held eight meet- 
ings having generously surrendered one toa public lecture. The 
Sections of Biology and Geology have each held nine. The 
average attendance at the meetings of the first has been 
eighteen, a gain of four over last year. At the second the at- 
tendance has averaged forty, one meeting, February 10th, not 
having been reported, a gain of fifteen, which are especially due 
to two extra meetings in the nature of symposia. The Geologi- 
cal section has averaged twenty-five a gain of five. 
“A total of seventy-eight papers, not counting public lectures, 
has been presented, divided as follows : 
Anatomy. 05...) 3, MNGEQSCODY o.2 0 s:05.0. I. 
Astronomy ..... 10, Mineralogy). 05... 4, 
Bacteriology.... 1, Paleontology ...... 10, 
Botany +05. .0%.. 2, DY SIC jes eek oe lt 
Chemistry ...... f. PHYSIOLOGY 6: 2.5% i 
Geolooy .a9.0..4. 20, PSyichOlosy ssjsyere so 3 
Mechanics, ..... 3, ised. Ase cs pisces 2 L, 
Memorial..< 2... ile LOGlODN prmiciae hielo: 12, 
PROGBL, Feihtitteias «eee sas e shar 78. 
“Forty resident members have been elected, eight have re- 
signed, and, so far as known, three have died, making a net 
total on the Secretary’s list of 246, a gain of 30 over last year. 
Two corresponding members have been elected. 
“ A most important step has been the practical establishment 
of a new section in Philosophy and Philology, which will select 
an appropriate name and begin activities during the new year. 
Other departments, such as Psychology and Anthropology, are 
as yet not specially grouped in the sections. 
“The public reception has become a regular feature of the 
year and has attracted very gratifying comment. The one held 
last March required a catalogue of 54 pages, which was dis- 
tributed, bound up with Volume XIV. of the Transactions. 
TRANSACTIONS N. Y. ACAD. ScI., Vol. XV., Sig. 9, May 4, 1896. 
