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Stated Meeting, Jan. 4, 1878. 
Present, 10 members. 
Vice-President, Mr. E. K. Pricz, in the Chair. 
A letter of acknowledgment was received from Prof. Os- 
wald Heer, dated Zurich, Dec. 13, 1877 (99). 
A letter of envoy was received from the Botanical Gar- 
den at St. Petersburg, Nov. 10, 1877. 
Donations for the Library were received from the Asiatic 
Society of Japan, Yokohama; the Academies at St. Peters- 
burg, Munich, and Madrid; the Art Union at Ulm; the 
Geographical Society ; Bureau of Longitudes ; Annales des 
Mines, and Revue Politique ; the Royal Astronomical So- 
ciety and London Nature ; American Academy, and Natural 
History Society at Boston; Silliman’s Journal; New 
York State Library ; College of Pharmacy; Leo Lesquer- 
eux of Columbus, O. ; Commissioner of Agriculture at Wash- 
ington ; Botanical Gazette, Ind.; and M. Michel Chevalier 
of Paris. 
The report of the judges of the annual election was read, 
by which it appeared that the following officers were duly 
elected for the ensuing year: 
President. 
George B. Wood. 
Vice-Presidents. 
Frederick Fraley, Eli K. Price, EK. Otis Kendall. 
Secretaries. 
John L. LeConte, Pliny E. Chase, George F. Barker, 
J. Peter Lesley. 
Curators. 
Hector Tyndale, Charles M. Cresson, Daniel G. Brinton. 
Treasurer. 
J. Sergeant Price. | 
PROC. AMER. PHILOS. SOC. XVII. 101. 21. PRINTED MARCH 26, 1878. 
