MINUTES OF MEETINGS. 4I 



Jr., presented a fine collection of fossils from Moscow, New 

 York. Lewis Kirk spoke at some length upon the compara- 

 tive temperature curves throughout a series of years, quoting 

 figures, etc. The matter of the programme for the I^ecture 

 Course for the coming Winter was discussed, and the follow- 

 ing general committee, with power to select its sub-committees, 

 was appointed : Robinson Tyndale, chairman ; Henry L,. 

 Broomall and C. M. Kroomall. On motion adjourned. 



October i, 1908. — Regular Monthly Meeting, with the 

 President, T. Chalkley Palmer, presiding. The usual reports 

 of Curators and Committees received. William H. Gutelius, 

 of Wallingford, Pa., was elected to membership in the Insti- 

 tute. The Committee on the Winter Course of lycctures 

 reported that the proper sub-committees had been appointed, 

 and that matters looked promising for an interesting series of 

 meetings. Donations to the L,ibrary in the shape of Smithson- 

 ian Publications, the Ftrn Bzdletin, etc., were reported. 

 Donations to the Museum were received as follows : Specimen 

 of crane fl}', from William B. Broomall, Jr. ; specimen of 

 calcite from William R. Newbold, Jr., the same having been 

 dug up from the bottom of the Panama Canal ; specimen of 

 king crab, in perfect condition, caught near Atlantic City, 

 from E. V. Streeper, Jr. After lengthy scientific discussion, 

 suggested by the presentation of the specimens, the Institute 

 adjourned. 



October 8, 1908. — Adjourned Meeting. Lecture, " Food 

 and its Relation to Health," by Dr. Ernest L. Clark. 



October 15, 190S. — Adjourned Meeting. Illustr"ated lec- 

 ture, "Industrial Gernian\-, ' by Dr. Benjamin F. iiatim, oi 

 Swarlhmore College. 



October 22, 190S. — Adjourned Meeting. Illustrated lec- 

 lure, "The Roman Wall across Britain," by Dr. E. P. Che\ - 

 ney, of the University of Pennsvlvania. 



