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A red lining to the full satisfaction of the subscribers 

 hereof. 



Benja. Berry. Mary Robinson. 



Mr. F. W. PUTNAM exhibited a photograph of a human 

 skeleton found in a cave in France. This photograph, 

 which had been sent to the Peabody Academy of Science 

 by Mr. S. H. Scudder, formerly of the Boston Society 

 of Natural History, now residing in Mentone, France, 

 showed the skeleton, as found in the cave. Mr. Putnam, 

 taking the photograph for his text, spoke of the great 

 antiquity of man, as proved by the finding of human 

 bones and the works of man in various caves in Europe, 

 and in the river drift of various places. 



THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE QUARTERLY MEETING 

 from Wednesday the 13th iust., was then held. 



Daniel B. Hagar was unanimously elected Vice Presi- 

 dent of the Department of the Fine Arts, to fill the 



vacancy caused by the resignation of George Peabody. 



Arthur S. Rogers of Salem, Solomon Varney of Salem 

 and John Todd Moulton of Lynn, were elected resident 

 members. 



Voted, That the regular meetings in December be held 

 on the 2d and 4th Monday evenings in lieu of the 1st 

 and 3rd, 



