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the gift of eighteen species of ocean and fresh water shells, twenty fine 

 specimens of minerals and three fossils from Carbon County, Wyo. 



Papers by Prof. H. B. Osborn on "Entomology of New Mexico," 

 and by Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell on "The Genus Pediopsis, " were pre- 

 sented and read by title. 



The President appointed a committee for the nomination of officers 

 for 1899, consisting of Edward S. Hammatt, Prof. W. H. Barris, and 

 E. M. White. 



November 28, i8g8 — Regular Meeting. 



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



The Treasurer's report was received and placed on file. 



The Librarian reported 122 books and pamphlets and 5 bound vol- 

 umes received. 



The Curator reported as follows: 



The Academy has received from Dr. Samuel H. Scudder an addi- 

 tion to its entomological collection of three specimens of the rare 

 Stagna?iles Carolma, which he has recently described. Mr. Joseph 

 Parry has donated an interesting series of minerals comprising 

 actinolite, both in crystalline and massive forms, the same with stea- 

 tite and garnets ; steatite quartz in massive as well as clusia forms. 

 Iron pyrites, incrusting mineral and calcite, mainly from Vermont. 

 There are also two imperfect stone axes from Fort Edwards. A curi- 

 osity of some interest is a cake of Bayberry tallow ; also a candle 

 made of it, Mr. Parry thought in use on Long Island prior to the use 

 of oil, gas or ordinary tallow. 



From Mr. Dunbar D. Beck the Academy has received an interesting 

 series of calcareous concretions of spherical form. They are most 

 generally found imbedded in thick sandstone and of the carboniferous 

 age. Deserving a place in the Historical Department of the Academy 

 is a piece of Uncle Sam's Santiago war balloon, [jresented by Sergeant 

 John A. Miner of the U. S. Signal Service, with account of the same. 



December 30, i8g8 — Regular Meeting 



Edward S. Hammatt, President, in the chair. 



The Lil)rarian reported 105 books and pamphlets and 3 bound vol- 

 umes received. 



The Curator reported deposited by Webb Ballord a jar of crinoids 

 gathered on the Bahama expedition, of which he was a member, and 

 dredged from the same localities in which Prof. Alexander Agassiz 

 found his first living crinoids. 



