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ship on all sides. A memorial account of this banquet has been pub- 

 lished by the Association and further reference is therefore here 

 unnecessary. 



From the reports of the Treasurer, you will observe that the finances 

 of the Association are in satisfactory shape, and that our income and 

 surplus are increasing". All obligations have been met promptly upon 

 maturity, and the credit of the Association has never been better. 



The annual prize of $io for work in natural science, open to pupils 

 in the Curtis His:h School, has aroused considerable interest in that 

 institution, and a number of competitors for the prize are at work. 

 This is a valuable aid to the educational interests of the Boroug-h, and 

 I sincerely hope that the Association will be able to enlarg-e its use- 

 fulness in this particular field. 



The assistance of the Association has been requested by the Hon. 

 Georg^e Cromwell, President of the Boroug'h, in selecting: dates of im- 

 portant events in the history of the County to be inscribed upon the 

 tablets erected in the Boroug^h Hall. A committee, consisting- of Mr. 

 Ira K. Morris, chairman, Mr. William T. Davis, and Dr. Arthur 

 Hollick, was appointed for this purpose. The committee carefully 

 prepared a list of such dates extending- from the earliest settlement of 

 the County to the foundation of the Boroug-h Hall and submitted the 

 same to the Boroug-h President. We are not apprised as yet of his 

 final action in the matter. 



The current business of the Association has been carefully transacted 

 by the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee, v/ith the as- 

 sistance of the officers of the Association, and I need not weary you by 

 the details thereof as they are included in the annual reports previous- 

 ly submitted. 



The scientific work of the members has been varied, conscientious, 

 valuable, and interesting^. 



The publications of the Association have been issued in an improved 

 form and in larger compass. In addition to the regular issues, a 

 special memorial number commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary 

 of the organization of the Natural Science Association of Staten Island 

 was issued March 15th, 1907. These publications continue to be 

 sought by scientific bodies, institutions, and libraries throughout this 

 country and abroad. The exchange list is constantly increasing and 

 our progress in this respect, while devoid of unnatural stimulation, is 

 entirely satisfactory. Additions to our library by exchange and do- 

 nation have been larger than ever before. Our collection of scientific 



