X MINUTES. [April 19. 



cussed by Mr. Joseph Willcox and Professor W. M. Davis. 



" Neutralization and Elimination of Toxic Substances," by 

 Oswald Schreiner, Ph.D., Chief of Division of Soil Fertility 

 Investigations, Department of Agriculture, Washington. 

 Discussed by Dr. Harshberger and Professor Nipher. 



"Progressive Evolution Among Hybrids of Oenothera" (illus- 

 trated), by Bradley M. Davis, A.M., Ph.D., Assistant Pro- 

 fessor of Botany, University of Pennsylvania (introduced by 

 Professor John M. Macfarlane). 



" Climatic Areas of the United States as Related to Plant 

 Growth" (illustrated), by Burton E. Livingston, Ph.D., Pro- 

 fessor of Plant Physiology, Johns Hopkins University (in- 

 troduced by Professor John W. Harshberger). Discussed 

 by Dr. Harshberger, Professor Scott, and Professor Nipher. 



"The Day of the Last Judgment," by Paul Haupt, Ph.D., 

 LL.D., Professor of Semitic Languages, Johns Hopkins 

 University. 



" On the Character and Adventures of MiJladora," by Maurice 

 Bloomfield, Ph.D., LL.D., Professor of Sanskrit and Com- 

 parative Philology, Johns Hopkins University. 



Evening Session. 



George Grant MacCurdy, A.M., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of 

 Archaeology, Yale University, gave an illustrated lecture on " The 

 Antiquity of Man in the Light of Recent Discoveries." 



Saturday, April ip. 

 Executive Session — p.jo o'clock. 



William W. Keen, M.D., LL.D., President, in the Chair. 



Pending nominations for membership were read and the Society 

 proceeded to an election. 



Secretary Keller and Professor Rolfe served as tellers and re- 

 ported that the following nominees had been elected to membership : 



