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and Gray (1888) ; Guyot, the geographer (1884) ; Hilgard, the 

 mathematician and physicist (1891) ; Leidy, the anatomist and 

 paleontologist (1891); Longstreth, the astronomer (1891); 

 Robert E. Rogers, the chemist (1884) ; the paleontologist, New- 

 berry (1892); Rutherfurd, the astronomer (1892); and Ben- 

 jamin Silliman, junior, the chemist (1885), who was also a 

 member of the committee which drafted the first constitution. 



On the first of January, 1894, only eight of the 48 original 

 members remained," J. D. Dana, Wolcott Gibbs, B. A. Gould, 

 James Hall, J. P. Lesley, H. A. Newton, Fairman Rogers, J. D. 

 Whitney. 



The year 1895 was notable in the history of the Academy from 

 the fact that four sessions were held, — a special session at New 

 York, on February 9, to carry out the Act of Congress relative 

 to the application of the definitions of the units of electrical 

 measure; the regular annual meeting, held at Washington from 

 April 16 to 19; a second special session, held in Philadelphia, 

 October 30; and a scientific session held in Philadelphia, 

 October 31. The proceedings of the important meeting for the 

 application of electrical units are given in full in the report for 

 the year, and will be mentioned again in the chapter on the 

 work of the Academy as the adviser of the Government. 



The annual report for the year 1895 contains an interesting 

 detailed statement by the Treasurer regarding the trust funds of 

 the Academy, all of which showed substantial increases. The 

 Bache Fund, which was originally $40,515, had increased to 

 $50,998; the Watson Fund, originally about $13,757, had in- 

 creased to $18,667, together with invested income amounting to 

 $4,427; the Draper Fund, originally $6,000, was raised to $6,604, 

 together with invested income amounting to $1,300; the Law- 

 rence Smith Fund of $8,000, increased to $8,235 with invested 

 income of $597. The Wolcott Gibbs Fund remained at $2,673. 

 In all, the trust funds at the disposal of the Academy amounted 

 at this time to $94,000. 



'^It will be recalled that two of the incorporators, Dahlgren and Boyden, declined 

 membership in the Academy, or resigned within a few months. 



