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foreign members was unanimously approved by the 

 Company, and Owen Biddle, was appointed with him, 

 to draw up a set of rules for the admittance and 

 government of such members. " 



John Morgan, M.D., chosen. Employed the re- 

 mainder of the evening in inquiring for a proper 

 name for this Society. 



Dec. 13th. Rules for admitting corresponding mem- 

 bers passed. These rules are curious. See Junto 

 Minute book, Part 2, p. 29. Also the name of the 

 Society was unanimously adopted as follows: "The 

 American Society for promoting and propagating 

 Useful Knowledge, held in Philadelphia. ' ' This is 

 the same name that is inserted in a different hand- 

 writing in the copy of the Eules which were adopted 

 May 30, 1766, and for the insertion of which a blank 

 had evidently been left. This shows that when these 

 Eules were adopted, the name Junto was under 

 advisement for change, and was not replaced by an- 

 other until this date. Curious experiments, demon- 

 strating the attraction between iron and mercury, oil 

 and water, spirit and vinegar, entered on the minutes 

 of this meeting. The name of the author is erased, 

 but appears to be Owen Biddle, as well as it can be 

 made out. 



Dec. 19th. John Morgan, M.D., introduced and 

 qualified. 



1767. March 20th. E. Kinnersley elected. 



March 27th. William Henry, William Johnson, 



