TRANSACTIONS 
OF THE 
NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 
October 1, 1888. 
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING. 
The First Vice-President, Pror. O. P. HuBsBarp, in the 
chair, and Dr. H. C. Bouron, Secretary pro tem. 
The Council not having held a full meeting, no report was 
presented, 
Pror. D. S. MarTIN announced to the Academy the resigna- 
tion of the office of Recording Secretary by Pror, H. LERoy 
FAIRCHILD, in consequence of his acceptance of the chair of 
Geology in Rochester University, and spoke of the loss thus sus- 
tained by the Society. 
He also reported for the Publication Committee, on the work 
done during the summer, including the issue of the remaining 
parts of Transactions, vol. VII. (to June), with index, etc., com- 
plete; the printing and speedy issue of the Annals, vol. IV., Nos. 
8 and 9, and also of the long-desired index to the old Proceed- 
ings, of both series (I. and II.). This work had almost all been 
done by Prof. Fairchild. He had himself also prepared and sent 
to press the index, etc., for vol. III. of the Annals, some time 
delayed. 
