Records of Meetings 



Regular Meeting, October ig, 1912 



The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the museum, 154 Stuyve- 

 sant Place, New Brighton. 



President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and forty persons present. 



The minutes of the annual meeting of May 18, 1912, were read and 

 approved. 



The committee appointed to award the annual prize in natural science, 

 offered by the Association to pupils in Curtis High School, reported to 

 the effect that for the year ending in June, 1912, only one essay was sub- 

 mitted on the subject announced, "The Bird Life of Staten Island," and 

 that the prescribed conditions in connection with the same had not been 

 complied with. The prize was, therefore, not awarded. No subject for 

 the year 1912-13 was suggested. 



Scientific Program 



Mr. Howard H. Cleaves gave an account of his recent observations on 

 certain Staten Island birds. 



Mr. Davis read a paper on " A Star-Nosed Mole from South Lakewood, 

 New Jersey" (see this issue, p. 87). 



Mr. Davis also read a paper on " A Corn Snake from Lakehurst, New 

 Jersey" (see this issue, p. 89). 



Mr. Alanson Skinner gave an account of his observations on the poi- 

 sonous snakes of New Jersey while engaged in investigating Indian camp 

 sites and rock shelters, especially mentioning the copperhead, Ancistrodon 

 contortrix (Linn). 



Mr. Skinner also gave an account of the significance of the "medicine 

 bag " among the North American Indians, with special reference to its 

 use in the Menominee tribe. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



Regular Meeting, November 16, 1912 



The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the museum, 154 Stuyve- 

 sant Place, New Brighton. 



President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and fifty-three persons present. 



The minutes of the meeting of October 19, 1912, were read and approved 

 as amended. 



At this stage of the proceedings the electric lights suddenly went out. 



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