356 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



Additions to Library: 



From correspondents 188 



By purchase 15 



By donation 2 



The President announced the death of Dr. Henry Ferrer, and, on motion, 

 Dr. C. M. Eichter and Dr. E. S. Clark were appointed a committee to 

 draft resolutions of respect and condolence. 



The death -was also announced of Dr. J. B. Trembley, and J. K. Scup- 

 ham and Arthur Brown were appointed to draft appropriate resolutions. 



The report of the Nominating Committee was read naming the following 

 ticket: 



For President, H. W. Harkness. 



First Vice-President, H H. Behr. 

 Second Vice-President, George Hewston. 

 Correspondiwj Secretary, F. Gutzkow. 

 Recording Secretary, J. K. Scupham. 

 Treasurer, L. H. Foote. 

 Librarian, Carlos Troyer. 

 Director of Museum., J. G. Cooper. 



Trustees, W. C. Burnett, C. F. Crocker, D. E. Hayes, E. J. Molera, 

 Geo. C. Perkins, Irving M. Scott, John Taylor. 



Some remarks were made by Walter E. Bryant, on a kind of fire sticks 

 used by the natives of Lower California, and also on the peculiar tendency 

 of the small skunk of that region to be afflicted with rabies and to attack 

 man. 



January, 5, 1891.— Annual Meeting. 

 The President in the chair. 



The annual reports of the Officers and Board of Trustees were read and 

 ordered filed. 



The judges and inspectors of election reported the following as the re- 

 sult of the annual election: 



H. W. Harkness, President. 



H. H. Behr, First Vice-President. 



George Hewston, Second Vice-President. 



Frederick Gutzkow, Corresponding Secretary. 



J. R. Scupham, Recordiny Secretary. 



L. H. FoOTE, Treasurer. 



Carlos Troyer, Librarian. 



J. G. Cooper, Director of Museum. 



