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Mr. H. A. Pilsbry made a verbal report of the discovery of some 

 species of aquatic moUusks n*ew to this locaUty. 



October ji, 18S4. — Regular Meeting. 



Vice-President Thompson in the chair; fifteen members present. 



On motion of Mr. Judy, it was resolved that a committee be ap- 

 pointed to prepare a paper setting forth the evidence of the genuine- 

 ness of the pipes and tablets, and replying to Mr. Henshavv's paper, 

 which motion was adopted. It was then moved that the Pubhcation 

 Committee act as such committee, which was carried. 



The following persons were enrolled as life members : E. S. Carl, 

 G. W. Cable, J. H. Murphy, Isaac Rothschild, R. Smetham, George 

 H. French, Robert T. French, N. Kuhnen, and N. Kuhnen, Jr. 



November 2S, 1884. — Regular Meeting. 



President Fulton in the chair ; ten members present. 



Mr. Pilsbry said that he had been requested to inform the meeting 

 that the large water-color painting shown had been presented to the 

 Academy, and offered the following resolution : 



Resolved, That the Academy tender to Mr. Brandt a vote of thanks for his dona- 

 tion of a fine water-color painting. 



On motion of Dr. C. T. Lindley, the following committee was ap- 

 pointed to arrange for commemoration addresses on the occasion of 

 the anniversary of Dr. Samuel Johnson : Gustav Koch, H. C. Fulton, 

 Dr. C. T. Lindley, Miss Phtebe W. Sudlow, Dr. Jennie McCowen, and 

 James Thompson. 



December 26, 1884. — Regular Meeting. 



President Fulton in the chair; nine members present. 



The chairman reported, on behalf of the committee on Johnson's 

 anniversary meeting, that the meeting was held, as proposed, on the 

 evening of the 13th instant, and well-prepared 'and interesting papers 

 were read by Rev. M. L. Williston, W. J. Birchard, James Thompson, 

 H. C. Fulton, and Dr. Jennie McCowen, and selections were read by 

 Miss Richardson. 



Mr. Walter C. Wyman, of Chicago, and Miss Alice Sieg, of Daven- 

 port, were elected to regular membership, and the latter enrolled as a 

 life member. 



The following papers were read by title and referred to the Publica- 

 tion Committee : "Pictographs and Tattooing in California and Queen 



