May, 1906] PROCEEDINGS S. I. ASSN. ARTS AND SCIENCES. 59 



During the past year we have had a number of interesting and in- 

 structive papers on various subjects from Mr. WilHam T. Davis, Mr. 

 Ira K. Morris, Mr. James Chapin, Dr. Arthur HolHck, Dr. Phihp 

 Dowell and others. Specimens have been presented for discussion at 

 our meetings by Mr. Samuel R. Brick, Jr., Mr. L. W. Freeman, Mr. 

 Charles A. Ingalls, Mr. Ira K. Morris, Mr. Alanson Skinner, Mr. Wil- 

 liam T. Davis, Mr. Stafford C. Edwards. Mr. E. C. Delavan, Dr. 

 Philip Dowell and Dr. Arthur Hollick ; and interesting historical doc- 

 uments have been exhibited and donated by Mr. Ira K. Morris, Mr. 

 Leavitt C. Parsons and Mr. William H. Mitchill. 



Informal addresses on divers subjects have been made by Messrs. 

 Chapin, Davis, Hollick, Allen and Skinner, and we are greatly indebted 

 to our recording secretary. Dr. Arthur Hollick, for the care that he has 

 taken in compiling for our Proceedings memoranda of recent literature 

 relating to Staten Island. 



The Association has been hospitably and delightfully entertained at 

 the homes of our members, Messrs. William Allaire Shortt, William H. 

 Mitchill, Lester W. Clark. Sr., Read Benedict and Montague Lessler. 

 To these gentlemen we owe, and I take the liberty of expressing for you, 

 our sincere and appreciative thanks for the pains they have taken to 

 provide us with these entertainments and for the uniform success that 

 has followed their efforts. The President of the Association has also 

 had the honor of having the Association meet at his home. 



A full set of our Proceediyigs has been sent to the Borough libraries 

 at Port Richmond and Tottenville. 



The conditions of awarding the prize of $io a year, open to students 

 of Curtis High School in our Borough, for work in natural science. 

 have been determined by a committee consisting of Dr. Arthur Hollick. 

 Dr. Philip Dowell and Mr. O. D. Clark, who were appointed by the 

 President for that purpose. 



The Rev. Ernest F. Neilson of Newburgh, N. Y., a former resident 

 of our Borough, and one of the organizers of the Natural Science Asso- 

 ciation of Staten Island, has donated to our museum an interesting and 

 valuable collection of shells, which has been gratefully accepted by the 

 trustees. 



The trustees have been greatly interested in the effort to secure ac- 

 commodations from the City for our museum and library. This took 

 fhe form of two propositions. One was to secure quarters in the new 

 Borough Building at St. George, and the other was to apply to the 

 City for land and an appropriation to erect a suitable building thereon 

 ior a lecture hall and space for the museum and library and rooms for 



