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scope of their respective duties, as may be learned from their reports 

 appended. 



The routine business of the Association was transacted by the officers, 

 under the occasional advice or direction of the Board, and their reports 

 will also be submitted to you this evening-. 



Respectfully submitted for the Board, 



Arthur Hollick, Secretary. 



REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



The Executive Committee held four meeting's, as follows: July 17, 

 igo6, December i, igo6, March g, igo7, and May 10, igo7. 



All items of business referred to the committee by the Board, were 

 acted on, and the following leg-islation was formulated and approved 

 by the Board: 



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Program for the celebration and commemoration of the twenty-fifth 

 anniversary of the organization of the Natural Science Association of 

 Staten Island. 



(Printed in the Proceedings, October 20, igo5, and also included in 

 the special Memorial Number of the Proceedings , issued March 15, igo7). 



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Amendments to the Rules and Regulations of the Board. 



Voted: that in order to provide for an order of business at the annual 

 meetings of the Board the following amendment be made to the Rules 

 and Regulations, under "II. — Order of Business:" At the annual 

 meetings of the Board the first order of business shall be the election 

 of officers. 



Voted: that the following- additions be made to the Rules and Regu- 

 lations under "III. — Standing- Committees:" 



Museum and Library Committee: The museum and library committee 

 shall consist of five active members of the Association. The committee 

 shall have general charg-e of the museum and library. They shall de- 

 termine the system of arrang-ement of the specimens and books anl the 

 methods of labeling and cataloging- the same, and they shall formulate 

 such rules as they may deem advisable for the care and use of them. 



Accessions Committee: The accessions committee shall consist of 

 three members of the Association. They shall endeavor to secure 

 accessions of historical and scientific material for the library and 

 museum, by inviting donations, by making exchanges of duplicate 

 books and specimens, and by recommending to the Board of Trustees 

 the purchase of any desirable material; and they shall inquire into the. 



