MINUTES OF MKETINGS. 



May 6, 1909. — Annual meeting of the Institute, Presi- 

 dent T. Chalkley Palmer presiding. The annual reports of 

 the Board of Curators, Treasurer, etc., were received. The 

 following officers were elected to serve during the coming year : 



President — T. Chalkley Palmer 



First Vice President — Henry L,. Broomall 



Second Vice President — Charles Potts 



Secretary — B. M. Underhill 



Treasurer — C. M. Broomall 



Librarian — Henrietta K. Broomall 



Curators — Edgar T. Miller and Homer E,. Hoopes 



On motion the Curators were authorized to paint the Insti- 

 tute building. Report was made that Section A, devoted to 

 the consideration of all branches of science, had been organ- 

 ized with Albert S. Barker as Director and Sanford Omen- 

 setter as Recorder. Tt was stated that the intention was to 

 hold meetings weekly throughout the summer months, and 

 that the minutes of these meetings would be reported in the 

 Proceedings. Under the head of scientific business, Henry 

 L. Broomall made some remarks upon the history of the 

 change of accent in such words as deficit, inquiry, injury, etc. 

 He stated that usage had changed the accent in these words 

 from the second to the first syllable, and that this was the ten- 

 dency in modern English. He stated that scientific words 

 little used retain the Latin pronunciation, but that when 

 they get out among the people the tendency to throw the 

 accent forward frequently overcomes all classic rules. Mr. 

 Broomall called attention to the fact, in this connection, that 

 there were over 800 words in the New Century Dictionary, 

 down to the letter " L," which have more than one pronun- 

 ciation given. On motion adjourned. 



June 3, 1909. — Regular monthly meeting, with President 

 T. Chalkley Palmer in the chair. The usual reports of com- 

 mittees and officers were received and current business trans- 

 acted. C.VI. Broomall reported that he had secured a fossil 



