REPORT 



OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ADxMISSION OF MEMBERS. 



The committee on the admission of members, in conformity to 

 section 1, article 11, of the by-hiws, beg leave to submit the fol- 

 lowing report of their proceedings for the past year : 



The year just closed has been one of great activity as regards 

 the admission of new members. In no one year has there been so 

 great a number of persons admitted as members of the American 

 Institute. The new candidates are of that class which is calcu- 

 lated to strengthen the Institute, thanks to the members for the 

 interest taken by them in bringing forward so many new names 

 for membership ; and, judging from the past, the present year will 

 witness a still greater addition to our number. . And it is to be 

 hoped in our zeal as mem!)ers to bring forward new candidates, 

 we will not lose sio;ht of the fact that the character and standino; of 

 candidates proposed will l)e of more importance to the Institute 

 than mere numbers, so that the new life infused will make the 

 Institute shine as bright in the future as in the past. 



The committee have acted and reported formally on the names 

 of candidates for membership at each stated meeting. The names, 

 occupations, and residences of the several candidates, with the 

 names of the members who proposed and endorsed them, were 

 duly presented. The numbers admitted monthly were as follows: 



1866. 



February 20 88 



March 13 23 



March 20 , ..._ 20 



May 3 , 26 



June 7... 16 



September 6 _ 18 



October 4 _ 9 



November 1 5 



December 6 25 



1867. 



January 3 10 



February 7.. 20 



Total 260 



