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men, but Prof. Gunning expressed the opinion that it probably 

 belonged to the era of the mound builders, as it resembles closely 

 similar relics exhumed elsewhere. 



March 30th, 1877. — Kegular Meeting. 



Rev. S. S. Hunting, President, in the chair. 



Fifteen members "present. 



Tlie Publication Committee announced that forty-eight pages 

 of Vol. II of the Proceedings had been printed. 



Various donations to the Museum were announced, among 

 them a Fiji war club from Miss Fanny Timanus, and an addi- 

 tional donation of a large lot of minerals from Prof. T. S. Par- 

 vin, of Iowa City, all of which were received, with thanks to the 

 donors. The Parvin Geological Collection has been received 

 and mostly arranged. 



A number of valuable additions to the Library were reported, 

 including a set of Agricultural lieports from Ohio, and various 

 foreign scientific publications received through the Smithsonian 

 Institution. 



The Furnishing Committee announced the donation by Pres- 

 ident Hunting of a much needed extension table, which was 

 accepted with thanks. 



A communication from J. D. Putnam, Chairman of the Com- 

 mittee on Publication, addressed to the President and Board of 

 Trustees, was read, stating in a precise form the conditions 

 under which the publication of Vol. II of the Proceedings had 

 been undertaken ; the necessity of more liberal support in the 

 way of subscriptions to meet the obligations assumed by the 

 Academy, which had not yet reached one-half of the required 

 number of 150 copies, and would soon be required to meet 

 accruing bills, and to provide for necessary illustrations ; also, 

 dwelling on the importance of the work in order to keep up the 

 future standing and usefulness of the Academy, especially in 

 securing exchanges from kindred associations at home and 

 abroad. Following the reading of this communication it was 

 voted to appoint a committee to solicit subscriptions, which was 

 selected as follows : H. C. Fulton, W. J. Skinner, E. P. Lynch, 

 W. H. Pratt, E. H. Hazen. 



