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The committee on Constitution being ready to report, the 
Constitution and By-Laws as published in a previous pamphlet 
were adopted. 
The election of officers as provided in the constitution was 
then held resulting as follows: 
President, Charles W. Hargitt. 
Vice-President, 5. R. Calthrop. 
Secretary, Philip F. Schneider. 
Treasurer, Miss Louise W. Roberts. 
Iibrarian, Miss Virginia Ll. Jones. 
Councillors, for one year, W. M. Beauchamp, E. C. Quer- 
eau; for two years, Eugene Haanel, John A. Dakin; for three 
years, John D. Wilson, Mrs, L. L. Goodrich. 
The following list of charter members was then prepared. 
Charles W. Hargitt, Henry A. Peck, John A. Dakin, W. H. 
Metzler, FE. N. Pattee, H. W. Britcher, Louise W. Roberts, 
Joanna M. Campbell, Virginia L. Jones, W. M. Beauchamp, L. 
Leonora Goodrich, Jesse G. Huntington, Philip F. Schneider. 
Also by nomination, EF. C. Quereau, Frank L. Mead, John D. 
Wilson S. R. Calthrop, Eugene Haanel, Franklin H. Chase, 
George A. Dakin, S. Ellis Crane. 
NovEMBER 20, 1896. 
FIFTH REGULAR MEETING, 
The president, CHARLES W. Harcrirt, in the chair. 
Forty-two persons present. 
President Hargitt delivered his inaugural address entitled: 
THE AIMS OF OUR ACADEMY. 
An abstract of this address is published in the first brochure 
of the academy under the heading, Organized Science. 
