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8. A small appropriation should annually be made for models of antiquities, 

 such as those of the remains of ancient temples, etc. 



9. The Secretary and his assistants, during the session of Congress, will be 

 required to illustrate new discoveries in science and to exhibit new objects of art. 

 Distinguished individuals should also be invited to give lectures on subjects of gen- 

 eral interest. 



In accordance with the rules adopted in the programme of organization, the 

 memoir in this volume has been favorably reported on by a commission appointed 

 for its examination. It is, however, impossible, in most cases, to verify the state- 

 ments of an author, and therefore neither the commission nor the Institution can 

 be responsible for more than the general character of a memoir. 



