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nal of Pharmacy, Mr. Henry Philips, Jr., and Mr. Persifor 
Frazer, Jr., of Philadelphia, the Light House Board and 
Department of State at Washington; Wisconsin State His- 
torical Society ; Minnesota Historical Society, and Ministerio 
de Fomento, Mexico. 
The death of Gen. Joseph G. Swift, on July 23d, 1865, 
at Geneva, New York, aged 82, was announced by letter 
from Prof. Henry Coppée. 
The death of Prof. Theodore Strong in 1871 or 1872, was 
reported by Prof. Thomas Hill, of Portland: 
The death of Lord Mahon, Earl Stanhope, in 1875 (7) was 
reported by Mr. H. Armitt Brown, and others. 
The death of Prof. Charles E. Anthon, at New York, and 
the death of Mr. Wm. H. Grinnell were also reported. 
Prof. Sadtler made an explanation in reply to certain pub- 
lished criticisms by Prof. Morton, of Hoboken, N. J., rela- 
tive to Prof. Sadtler’s gas analysis of 1877. 
Mr. Lesley placed on record Mr. Sherwood’s Devonian 
Section, made at Catskill and along Scoharie Creek some 
years ago under the orders of Prof. James Hall, who has per- 
mitted its publication. 
Pending nominations Nos. 852 and 853 were read. 
Mr. Price presented a report from the Committee on the 
Michaux Legacy, with recommendations, which, on mo- 
tion, was approved, and the appropriations passed. 
The Committee on the Michaux Legacy respectfully report : 
That at a meeting held the 15th of March, 1878, (present Tilghman, 
Smith, Townsend, Price), the syllabus of Dr. Rothrock’s lectures was ap- 
proved, and recommended to the Society, for approval and publication 
with 500 extra copies for circulation, and that the lecturer be advertised by 
handbills and in not over five newspapers. 
Also that appropriations be made as follows : 
For Dr. Rothrock, two hundred and eighty ($280) dollars. 
Advertising, fifty ($50) dollars. 
And for planting sixty ($60) trees from Michaux importations, within the 
University grounds sixty ($60) dollars. 
Signed, ELI K. PRICE, Chairman. 
