214 Proceeding's 



sent the same to the Regents, and report back to the Academy. 

 Plans for the 25th anniversary were discussed. 



240th Meeting, January 4, 1898. 

 ANNUAL MEETING. 



Eight persons present. 



President Winchell in the chair. 



Reports of the Nansen reception and twenty-fifth anniver- 

 sary committees were received. 



D. T. MacDougal was elected to membership. 



The Secretary reported $81 collected from 32 persons. 



The Treasurer reported $4.64 on hand January i, 1897, 

 and received during 1897 $81 ; total of $85.64. Bills had been 

 paid during the year of $79.15, leaving a balance of $6.49 on 

 hand. But bills amounting to considerably more than this 

 balance remained unpaid. 



The Curator of the museum reported the condition of the 

 museum, the effort he had made to receive and label the col- 

 lections, the large number of daily visitors and the great inter- 

 est shown. 



Report of the Corresponding Secretary of accessions to 

 the Library received during 1897 : 



Agram, Hungary. — Jugoslavenska Akademija: Ljetopis, Vol. xi; Rad, 



Vols. XXII, XXIII. 



Agricultural College, Mic^i.— Michigan Agricultural College and Exp. 

 Station: Bulletin Nos. 135-144. 



Albany, N. Y. — State Library: Annual Report, 1895; Bulletin, Nos. 

 7, 8. 

 State Museum: Annual Report, 1895; Bulletin. 

 University of New York: Regents' Report, 1896. 



Altenburg, Germany. — Naturforschende Gesellschaft des Osterlandes: 

 Mitteilungen, Vol. vii. 



Austin, Texas. — Texas Academy of Science: Transactions, Vol. 11: 1. 



Baltimore, Md. — Johns Hopkins University: Circular, Nos. 128-131. 



Belfast, Ireland. — Natural History and Philosophical Society: Report 

 and Proceedings, 1895-1896. 



Berlin, Germany. — R. Friedlander und Sohn. Naturae novitates, 1896: 

 20-24; 1897: 1-8. 



Bombay, India. — Royal Asiatic Society: Journal, Vol. xix. No. 53; Me- 

 moirs, Vols. XVI, xxvi. 



