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Article IX.— PUBLICATIONS. 



Section 1. The regular publications of the Academy shall consist 

 of Proceedings in octavo, and Memoirs in quarto. The Proceedings 

 shall contain such original papers presented to the Academy and ac- 

 cepted by the Publication Committee as may be conveniently published 

 in octavo form, together with such extracts from the records of the 

 Academy as the Publication Committee may consider of sufficient 

 interest to print. The Memoirs shall contain such papers as, on ac- 

 count of their size and illustrations, can best be published in quarto 

 form. 



Section 2. The Publication Committee shall fix the price upon the 

 various publications of the Academy at which they shall be sold to 

 members and the general public. 



Section j. There shall be established a permanent Publication Fund, 

 the principal of which shall be invested in safe interest-bearing securi- 

 ties, and the interest only used. Any person contributing not less than 

 fifty dollars ($50.00) to this fund shall be entitled to all volumes of the 

 Proceedings issued thereafter during his life; and any person contrib- 

 uting not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be entitled to 

 all publications of the Academy issued thereafter during his life. 



March 11, 1887. — Adjourned Meeting. 



President C. E. Harrison in the chair. 



The subject for discussion was "Clouds — How Sustained in the 

 Atmosphere." The subject was considered in detail, and the phenom- 

 ena relating to storms in general was discussed. 



March 25, 1887. — Regular Meeting. 



President C. E. Harrison in the chair; nine members present. 



Librarian reported one hundred seventy-eight additions to the library, 

 including Volumes XV. and XX. of the Tenth Census Report, and two 

 volumes of the scientific writings of Prof. Joseph Henry, former Secre- 

 tary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



Curator reported a number of additions to the museum, including a 

 donation from Rev. J. D. King, of Fall River, Massachusetts, consist- 

 ing of archaeological relics, stone implements, shells of species now 

 extinct, etc. 



A communication was received from "Science" inviting the Daven- 

 port Academy to contribute to the ethnological department of that 

 journal, notes of such work done by its members as would further the 



[Proc. D. A. N. 8., Vol V.J 33. [September 23, 1889.] 



