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MINUTES. 



Stated Meeting January i, 1915. 

 William W. Keen, M.D., LL.D., President, in the Chair. 



The decease was announced of Charles Martin Hall, A.M., 

 LL.D., of Niagara Falls, at Daytona, Florida, on December 27, 

 1914; set. 51. 



Prof. Edwin G. Conklin read an obituary notice of Prof. August 

 Weismann. 



Prof. William B. Scott read a paper on " The Isthmus of Panama 

 in its Relation to the Animals of North and South America." 



The Judges of the Annual Election of Officers and Councillors, 

 held on this day between the hours of two and five in the afternoon, 

 reported that the following named members were elected to be the 

 Officers for the ensuring year, according to the Laws, Regulations 

 and Ordinances of the Society. 



President. 

 William W. Keen. 



Vice-Presidents. 



William B. Scott, 

 Albert A. Michelson, 

 Edward C. Pickering. 



Secretaries. 



I. Minis Hays, 

 Arthur W. Goodspeed, 

 Amos P. Brown, 

 Harry F. Keller. 



