PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
NATURAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION 
OF STATEN ISLAND. 
Vor Vill; No. 9, 
The Twenty first Annual meeting of the 
Association was held at the Staten Island 
Academy, the president, Mr. Lester W. Clark, 
in the chair. 
Reports of officers of the past year were 
read and approved as follows: 
Secretary. 
Number of members on roll at date of last 
AMMA MeCtING. .........0...-- ys 
BEUBGEC Rae cioisics aie wicels s Breetand, 3 <0 ave3 3 
oe 8 
| CREME MG | is sipicideh ns dies 0 ans ae 
| Droped from rolls for non payment of dues 2 
Leaving on roll at date ...... eee 67 
. Treasurer: 
Balance on hand at date of last Annual 
; ENT a nigh da \aiaia(a)eetese ss 0 $489.90 
; RAS CCIOLG iy croxigis pis. 8.035020 eee ae 2O3'55 
\. $693.25 
PRIS DUPSMER(S.. so, 5 sho ees Seen!) $912.95 
j Balance onhand ..... Pts pees HzO. ey 
: Curator: 
Number of speciemens donated to 
museum ee we ee OBeeeeeres ppeeee , Io!rI 
Classified as 
Geology and Paleontology.,,.. . go 
PEOEANLY char celsieraawers's:« «/ =. 
NoveEMBER gth, Igot. 
Additions to Library: 
By Exchange—Bound Volumes, 
Pamphlets, Maps and other pub- 
ATCA OTS os oils aoe te eel em 211 
SR DSChp CGM. iat5) sisal awrarescias es 57 
Total, 268 
Volumes bound during the year..... 130 
The election of officers for the ensuing year 
resulted as follows: 
President, l.ester W, Clark, 
Secretary, Arthur Hollick. 
Treasurer, J. Blake Hillyer. 
Curator,Chas, A. Ingalls 
Trustee, Wm. T. Davis. 
On motion it was resolved that the regular 
meeting of the Association shall be held here- 
after on the second Saturday evening of each 
month from October to May inclusive, 
The unusual disbursements during the year 
were stated to be due to the binding of many 
volumes of periodicals, the purchase of quanti- 
ties of boxes for specimens and board covers 
for pamphlets and other details connected 
with the proper arrangement and display of 
the library and museum 
Mr Wm. G, Willcox, of West New Brigh- 
ton, and Mr. J. Harvey Bostwick, of Grymes 
Hill, Stapleton, were elected members 
A short course of popular lectures on scien- 
tific subjects was planned for the coming sea- 
son, the details being left to the Executive 
Committee who will report upon them at the 
next meeting, 
