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Bj Og was estimated by difference. 



Conditions are favorable for the occurrence of datolite in the rocks 

 at several localities along tho. north shore of the lake, but no specimens 

 have yet been found in place. All have been found among the pebbles of 

 the lake shore where foreign debris is mingled with that of local derivation. 

 It is therefore possible that the mineral belongs to the drift. All that can 

 be said at present is that datolite occurs among the beach pebbles of 

 the north shore of Lake Superior. 



Mr. H. B. Hovland of Minneapolis, and Frank J. Harris 

 of La Cresent, were elected members. 



The announcement was made that the entire collections 

 of the Philippine Islands Expedition, with the exception of 

 two boxes, had reached the city and had been taken charge 

 of for care and such taxidermic work as the Academy- 

 should direct. 



April 20, 1894. 



'] he meeting was called in response to a request for a 

 special meeting at 8 o'clock p. m. 



A large attendance of the members of the Academy and 

 their friends came and listened to a talk b^-Dean C.Worcester 

 of the late expedition to the Philippine Islands. Mr. 

 Worcester being in the city on business connected with 

 continuing the work on the collections, consented to relate 

 some incidents of the life of himself and Mr. Bournes among 

 the people of the Philippine Islands. 



Aprii 27, 1894. 



A special meeting of the members of the Academy of 

 Sciences was called for this evening. The call was made at 

 the suggestion of the Board of Trustees and Mr. Worcester. 



President Osborn in the chair. Seven persons present. 



No Minutes read. 



President Osborn proposed the following questions ; the 

 answers given expressed the sentiments of the members of 

 the Academy present. 



First. Is it desirable to sell part of the collections of the Philippine 

 Islands Expedition in order to raise funds for prosecuting the work of 

 labeling specimens and preparing manuscript for publication ? The con- 

 clusion was that we cannot properly, and perhaps cannot legally, sell any 

 part of the collections at the present stage of the proceedings towards 

 their final public exhibition. 



