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tation to the Museum of the collection of minerals of the late 

 John T. Reynolds, a life member of the Institute. A vote of 

 thanks was extended to Mrs. Reynolds for her kindness in 

 donating the collection to the Museum. T. Chalkley Palmer 

 presented to the Museum a number of fine specimens of 

 " Slickensides "' from Willistown, Chester County, and in 

 response to a query described the formation of the mineral. 

 After general discussion meeting adjourned. 



Ji'i^v 4, 11)07. Regular Meeting of the Institute. By 

 reason of there not being a ([uorum present, the meeting was 

 adjourned to meet July iith, 1907, at 8 p. m. 



July ii, 1907.- — Adjourned Meeting of the Institute, 

 President T. Chalkley Palmer in the chair. In the absence of 

 the Secretary, Walter Palmer was appointed Secretary pro 

 tem. Mrs. G. O. Gaskill, of Media, was elected to member- 

 ship. The Board of Curators reported certain repairs to the 

 building as necessary, which were directed to be made. The 

 following additions to the Library were announced : " Twenty- 

 fourth Annual Report of the Royal Observatory of Belgium " 

 and the "Astronomical Annual of the Royal Observatory of 

 Belgium for 1907." At the close of the business meeting the 

 subject of the extinction of the horse in America and its sub- 

 sequent importation''- was discussed at length. The discus- 

 sion was suggested by an article published in a foreign 

 journal and read by one of the members. At the conclusion 

 of the discussion the meeting adjourned. 



*This subject is quite fully treated in the article by Dr. Underhill, 

 in the present issue of the Procekdings. 



