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Second. Is it desirable to secure a lecture by Mr. Worcester? It was 

 thought that a lecture at this season of the year could not be made to pay 

 expenses. 



Third. Is it desirable to secure a lecture by H. J. Smith on the Cliff 

 Dwellers of the southwest ? This also w^as felt to be inadvisable in view of 

 the probable early exodus of our citizens to the lakes and other summer 

 resorts. 



A Committee was then appointed to secure subscriptions 

 from members and friends of the Academy for the purpose 

 of securing Messrs. Worcester and Bourns to work up the 

 Philippine Islands collections, giving the specimens labels and 

 leaving them in shape further preservation ; and further to 

 write the necessary manuscripts, describing new species and 

 relating the general scientific results of the Expedition for 

 publication by the Academy. 



The Committee appointed was as follows: President 

 Osborn, E. T. Allen, C.J. Bartleson, Chas. S. Fellows, E. C. 

 Gale, C. W. Hall, Dr. W. H. Leonard, H. F. Nachtrieb, Dr. 

 T. S. Roberts, T. B. Walker and H. V. Winchell. 



It was further ordered that Professors Osborn and 

 Nachtrieb and Dr. Roberts constitute a committee to 

 arrange an outline list of the contents of the Philippine 

 Islands collections for publication and to prepare a statement 

 of the present needs of the Academy for the editorial pages 

 of the city papers and to secure the cooperation of such 

 papers in presenting to the public the present situation. 



J. E. Spurr, of Massachusetts, was elected a member. 



May 8, 1894. / 



President Osborn in the chair. 

 Twenty-one members present. 

 The following program was presented : 

 ''Notes on 'hermaphroditism in the frog," Professor H. 

 F. Nachtrieb. 



The paper was discussed bj' President Osborn, C. S. Fellows, Professor 

 MacMillan and H. C. Gale. 



** Experimental embryology of plants. Professor 

 MacMillan. 



Mr. Elftman proposed the name of F. E. Harmon for 

 membership. Mr. Harmon was elected. 



