52 A NOTICE OF THE 



The rapid increase of the collections, and the narrow limits of 

 the apartments at No. 121 Second Street, rendered more ex- 

 tensive accommodations necessary. With the approbation of 

 the Society, Messrs. Speakman and Say rented the upper part 

 of a three-storied house on the vPest side of North Second Street 

 (now No. 78 or 80), the ground-floor of which was occupied as a 

 store for the sale of iron in bars, and other forms. To these 

 apartments, called the Hall of the Academy of Natural Sciences, 

 the collections were removed in the month of September. 



The efforts of the infant Academy were devoted to increase 

 the Museum and Library, and to augment the number of members 

 and correspondents. Several persons declined to avail them- 

 selves of the election. 



At the close of the year 1812, the Academy of Natural Sciences 

 consisted of fourteen members and thirty-three correspondents. 

 Of the twelve members elected, five resigned during the year, 

 and two at a later period. The names of the twelve members 

 are as follows ; those of the seven founders are placed first, and 

 those in italics are deceased : 



Jacob Gilliams, Gerard Troost, M. D., 

 Camillas M. Mann, M. D., John Barnes, 

 N. S. Parmantier, Thomas P Jones, 

 Thomas Say, l saian Lukens, 

 John Shinn, Jr., Wm. Maclure, 

 John Speakman, Joseph. Stouse, M. D. 

 During the year 1813, ten were elected members and seven 

 correspondents; of the ten members, the names of six only re- 

 main on the list, namely : 



M S. Allison, Jacob PeirC6j 



Keubenffaines, Benjamin s 



Robert Hare, Alexander Wilson. 



were T de to the Museum and Librar * a * d at ^e 



' ll a PPo-tment, read selections from 

 The organization of the Society still 



