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January, 28, i8g8 — Regular Meeting. 



Edward S. Hammatt, President, in the chair; five members present. 

 Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. 



The Librarian reported 104 books and pamphlets and 3 bound vol- 

 umes received. 



Report of Curator: The only addition made to the museum this, 

 month is from Mr. Edward Staunton, who gathered some excellent 

 specimens of common mica from Mt. Pisgah, in the Adirondacks near 

 Saranac Lake, New York. The crystals are of a peculiar form. 

 The associated minerals are at present undetermined. 



Moved and carried that the metric system of weights and measures 

 be hereafter required by the Academy in all records, labels and arti- 

 cles for publication. 



New members were elected as follows : Miss R. Renwick, Miss M. 

 Renwick, William M. Lillis. 



Mr. E. K. Putnam was invited to give a talk at the regular Febru- 

 ary meeting on the " Stone Age in Scandinavia," illustrated by speci- 

 mens in the Academy. 



A cast of an Egyptian hieroglyphic was presented by Sigsmund 

 Shalon, representing Horus offering the Key of the Nile to Amor Ra. 



The President appointed the following C'ommittees for 1898: 



Archceology — C. E. Harrison. 



Geology — Prof. W. H. Barris. 



Conchology — Miss S. F. Sheldon. 



Zoology— Vix. A. W. Elmer. 



Botany — A. A. Miller. 



Entomology — Prof. H. B. Osborn. 



Finance — ]. B. Phelps, C. A. Ficke. 



Publication — Mrs. M. L. D. Putnam, Prof. W. H. Barris, Dr. Jen- 

 nie McCowen, Prof. S. Calvin, Dr. C. H. Preston. 



Library — C. E. Harrison, Charles Francis, E. M. White. 



January 28, i8g8 — Trustees' Meeting. 



Edward S. Hammatt, President, in the chair; four members present. 

 The resignation of Ferdinand J. Walz, owing to removal from the city. 



