MINUTES OF MEETINGS. 55 



It was iilso resolved that the committee have discretion- 

 ary power to dispose of the solas and other unnecessary 

 articles of the Museum. 



Resolved^ That an assessment ol' one dollar be m^de up(;n 

 each resident member, lor the purpose of preparing the 

 cabinets, in anticipation of the visit of the Scientific Asso- 

 ciation to this city, in August next, also to procure suitable 

 cases for the proposed donation from the Hon. William 

 Case. 



Resolved^ That the Academy hold monthly meetings for 

 the promotion of scientific subjects, said monthly meetings 

 to be held on the first Wednesday of each month. 



On motion the meeting adjourned to the first Wednesday 

 in March, at 7 o'clock, P. M. 



K. K. WixsLow, Si'G^'i/. 



Regular Mekting, December 20, 1S53. 



A specimen of Sorex, supposed to be the S. Parvus of 

 Say, was presented by Dr. Kirtland, and a committee ap- 

 pointed to report on the same.' 



A committee was appointed to collect facts respecting 

 the oviparous generation of certain Lake Fishes. 



Upon this topic an interesting discussion ensued, eliciting 

 some facts which were quite novel, and deemed worthy of 

 further investigation. 



Dr. J. S. Newberry presented a new species of Psaroniics, 

 P. Andrewsii, from Ohio. 



E. K. WiNSLOw, SeG''y. 



Olkveland, December 27, 1853. 



The Society met in the lower lecture room of the Medical 

 College, where a lecture was delivered by Prof. Kirtland 

 on the Migration of Birds. 



After the lecture the Society adjourned to Dr. Kirtland's 

 room, for the purpose of holding the annual election of 



