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Il. 
At all meetings of the corporation the President shall pre- 
side ; or, in his absence, the Vice-President. 
III. 
The Secretary shall give notice of the meetings of the cor- 
poration, and take and preserve the minutes thereof, and shall 
perform such other duties as usually pertain to the office of 
Secretary. , 
The Treasurer shall collect, receive, invest and disburse 
the funds of the corporation as directed by the Board of Man- 
agers. 
Iv. 
The election of Managers shall be by ballot. All other 
votes at meetings of the corporation may be taken viva voce, 
unless a ballot be demanded by some member, whereupon the 
vote shall be taken by ballot. 
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY FOR 1895. 
The Board of Managers elected February 12, 1895, has 
held meetings on March 21st, May 7th, June 18th and Octo- 
ber oth. 
The Managers met for organization on March 21st, and 
elected the following officers: 
President, Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt. 
Vice President, Mr. Andrew Carnegie. 
Treasurer, Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan. 
Secretary, Prof. N. L. Britton. 
They appointed the following Finance Committee: 
Messrs. Vanderbilt, Morgan, Daly, Dodge, Cox, Carnegie 
and Scrymser. They approved the previous action of the 
Scientific Directors, adding Prof. W. Gilman Thompson to 
that Board. In accordance with the power given them by the 
Corporation they elected Mr. Samuel Sloan a Manager for 
the term of three years and Mr. Wm. C. Schermerhorn a 
