ANNUAL MEETING, 

 May igth, 1906. 



The first annual meeting of the Association was held at the Staten 

 Island Academy, New Brighton. 



President Howard R. Bayne in the chair. 



Nineteen members were present. 



The minutes of the meeting of April 21st, igo6, were read and ap- 

 proved. 



The following reports were read and ordered placed on file. 



Annual Report of the Board of Trustees- 



The Board held two stated and two special meetings. 



One trustee, Mr. Lester W. Clark, Sr., resigned, and Dr. Philip 

 Dowell was selected to fill the vacancy. 



Rules and regulations for the transaction of the business of the 

 Board were formulated and adopted. 



An Executive Committee, an Auditing Committee, and a Publica- 

 tion Committee were provided for and appointed. Each of these com- 

 mittees organized, met when necessary and transacted such business as 

 came within the scope of its duties from time, to time during the year. 

 Reports of these committees are appended. 



The formal transfer of the property of the Natural Science Associa- 

 tion of Staten Island to the Staten Island Association of Arts and 

 Sciences was accomplished, and copies of the legal papers in the matter 

 were placed in the custody of the Recording Secretary. 



Boxes for the keeping of important official papers were obtained for 

 the Recording Secretary and Treasurer respectively, and were placed 

 in the safe deposit vault of the Staten Island branch of the Corn Ex- 

 change Bank at St. George. 



A corporate seal of the Association was made and placed in the care 

 of the Recording Secretary. 



The Treasurer was placed under a bond of $1,000.00 in the United 

 States Guarantee Company of New York. 



Provision was made for the permanent investment of all life mem- 

 bership contributions, separate from the general funds of the Associa- 

 tion. 



