AMEKICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 21 



The number of the members does not appear to be 

 limited. Perhaps it was a thing understood, and not 

 made a part of the Eules. 



The rules might be amended with the consent of 

 three-fourths of a Company, after a week's previous 

 notice. 



They are very particular for preserving decency in 

 the discussions between the members. 



As to their internal organization they had a Chair- 

 man and Secretary elected for four weeks and a 

 Treasurer for six months. The Society in these 

 Eules is called the Junto. They are signed by Ed- 

 mund Physick, Isaac Paschall, Charles Thomson, Wil- 

 liam Hopkins, Joshua Howell, and George Eoberts, 

 who seems to have succeeded Francis Eawle. 



After this awakening, the Junto seems to have 

 gone on tolerably well, though still few in number, 

 until the 16th of October, when the Minutes suddenly 

 stop, and are not resumed until the 3rd of September 

 1762, on which day we find the following entry: 



1 i The members of the Junto, desirous of continuing 

 the Society, met this evening, having agreed with Mr. 

 Carothers (the inn keeper) for the room on the same 

 terms on which we had it formerly. Mr. George 

 Eoberts having been formerly approved, was now 

 introduced and qualified, as a member. E. Physick 

 became Chairman this evening and Charles Thomson, 

 Secretary. Charles Thomson proposed Nathaniel 

 Evans to be a member of the Society. " 



