Records of ^Meetings 69 



The minutes of the regular meeting of April 20, 1912, were read and 

 approved. 



The annual report of the Board of Trustees, including reports of the 

 standing committees and the curator-in-chief, was read and ordered placed 

 on file. (See p. 70 of this issue.) 



The annual report of the secretary was read and ordered placed on file. 

 (See p. 80 of this issue.) 



The annual report of the treasurer was read and ordered placed on file. 

 (See p. 81 of this issue.) 



President Howard R. Bayne arrived and took the chair. 



Verbal reports were given, by Mr. William T. Davis for the Section of 

 Biology; by Dr. J. Q. Adams for the Section of Art; by Mr. E. C. Delavan 

 for the Section of Historical Research. 



The president stated that the next order of business was the election of 

 four trustees to fill the vacancies caused by the expirations of the terms 

 of office of Howard Randolph Bayne, William Thompson Davis, Arthur 

 HoUick and Charles Arthur Ingalls, and called for the report of the com- 

 mittee on nominations. The committee, consisting of George S. Humph- 

 rey, William H. Mitchill and John Rader, submitted, through its chairman, 

 the names of Howard R. Bayne, William T. Davis, Arthur Hollick and 

 Charles A. Ingalls to succeed themselves. 



There being no other nominations the chairman of the committee was 

 instructed, on motion, to cast one affirmative ballot for the nominees sub- 

 mitted by the committee. The chairman cast the ballot as instructed, and 

 the president declared the nominees elected trustees of the Association 

 for the ensuing three years. 



The president then delivered his annual address. 



Scientific Program 



The curator-in-chief read a paper on " The Future Development of 

 the Museum," illustrated by suggestions in the form of ground plans of a 

 museum building. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



