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the Association; to receive free one copy of each publication 

 issued by the Association; [and] to have free admission to the 

 museum and library of the Association at all reasonable times 

 [,] ; and to have special terms of admission to all lectures or other 

 entertainments given under the auspices of the Association." 



(The remainder of the Section is unchanged.) 

 The meeting then adjourned. 



Regular Meeting, October 17, 1908 



The meeting was held in reading room of the branch public library at 

 St. George. 



First Vice-President William T. Davis in the chair. 



About twenty-five persons were present. 



The minutes of the annual meeting of May 16, 1908, and of the special 

 meeting of July 21, were read and approved. 



The committee on the annual prize competition for work in natural 

 science, open only to pupils in Curtis High School, presented the following : 



Report 



The subject of competition for the school year 1907-08 was "A collec- 

 tion of not less than 100 specimens of Staten Island insects, including at 

 least 50 species and 4 orders." 



Five collections were submitted in competition, but only two were in 

 compliance with the conditions. 



The collection submitted by Miss Nella Haynes contained about 200 

 specimens and included 100 species correctly named. Miss Haynes was 

 awarded the prize. 



The collection submitted by Miss M. Von Fest showed care and neat- 

 ness in preparation, especially in connection with the moths and butterflies. 



The subject and conditions determined upon for the school year 1908-09 

 were as follows : 



Subject 



A collection of the leaves and flowers or fruit of not less than twenty- 

 five native and introduced Staten Island trees, with a written discussion 

 of their respective availabilities for shade, ornamental or memorial 

 purposes. 



Conditions 



1. The collection shall be made between July 1, 1908, and June 1, 1909, 

 and submitted to the principal of the school not later than June 15, 1909. 



2. Each species shall be mounted on a separate sheet of mounting 

 paper, i6i by ni inches in size, accompanied by a label giving the scien- 

 tific name, the common name if any such is recognized, the locality and 



