[Jan. 5, 



Councilor for Two Years, in place of Thomas H. Dudley, 

 deceased. 



Henry Hartshorne. 



Mr. Henry Phillips, Jr., was renominated for Librarian, and 

 the nominations were closed. 



Dr. Daniel G. Brinton read a paper on " Nagualism." 



Mr. Lyman read a paper on " The Age of the Newark 

 Brownstone." 



Dr. Cope presented a communication on the fishes of Eio 

 Grande do Sul. 



Pending nominations Nos. 1268, 1269, 1270, 1271, 1272, 

 1273, 1274 were read. 



The report of the Finance Committee was presented and 

 the appropriations for the year were passed. 



The Michaux Committee presented the following report and 

 resolution, which were adopted : 



The Michaux Committee of the American Philosophical Society re- 

 spectfully reports, that at a meeting held on December 14, 1893, a letter 

 ■was received from Dr. J. T. Rotlirock enclosing list of the time and sub- 

 jects proposed for the Fifteenth Course of Lectures for 1894, given under 

 the auspices of the American Philosophical Society : 



MONDAY EVENINGS. 



Jan. 22. Pennsylvania Forests and Forest Trees (illustrated). 



" 29. Protection of Pennsylvania Forests. 



Feb. 5. Wasteof Pennsylvania Forests (illustrated). 



" 12. Possibilities of Forest Restoration. 



" 19. Legal Relations of our Forests. 



" 26. Trees in Cities and Towns (illustrated). 



March 5. Waste Lauds of the Commonwealth (illustrated). 



The Lectures will be delivered in the Pennsylvania University Building, 

 which has been kindly tendered to him for the purpose. He estimates 

 the cost of the lectures at $240. 



The Committee approved of Dr. Rothrock's proposition, and asks for the 

 passage by the Society of the following resolution : 



"Resolved, That the sum of two hundred and forty dollars be appropri- 



