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He also suggested that diffusion might often compensate for 

 refraction of sound. 



Further remarks were made by Mr. Taylor and Mr. Henry. 



94th Meeting. Fifth Annual Meeting, November 6, 18t5. 



Yice-President Taylor in the Chair. 



Twenty-four members present. 



The following officers of the Society were elected for the 

 ensuing year : — 



President, Joseph Henry. 



Vice-Presidents, J. K. Barnes, W. B. Taylor, 



J. E. Hilgard, J. C. Welling. 

 Treasurer, Peter Parker. 



Secretaries, J. H. C. Coffin, T. N. Gill. 



MEMBERS OP THE GEN^ERAL COMMITTEE. 



Cleveland Abbe, N. S. Lincoln, 



S. F. Baird, S. Newcomb, 



C. E. Button, 0. M. Poe, 



E. B. Elliott, C. A. Schott, 



J. J. Woodward. 



95th Meeting. November, 20, 1815. 



The President in the Chair. 



Thirty-nine members and visitors present 



Mr. E. B. Elliott made a communication on 



adjustment op the calendar : 



describing several propositions and attempts to remedy its defects, 

 and the advantages of alternate months of 30 and 31 days, or 



