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SCIENCE. 



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The reports of the officers for the past year 

 were presented, dealing with the work of the 

 academy since the last annual meeting, on 

 February 24. During this period, twenty- 

 three meetings of the academy have been held, 

 at which forty stated papers and four public 

 lectures were presented. There are three hun- 

 dred active members, of whom ninety-six are 

 fellows. Among the important changes dur- 

 ing the year mentioned was the decision to 

 publish articles accepted by the publication 

 committee as separate brochures, to be col- 

 lected at the end of the year, and bound up 

 with the proceedings. An entire formal re- 

 organization, furthermore, has been effected. 

 By the passage of a legislative act last winter 

 granting increased powers to the academy, it 

 has been possible to adopt a new constitution 

 and new by-laws to suit the present needs of > 

 the acadefaiy. Many minor changes have 

 therefore been made in details of organiza- 

 tion, terminology and procedure. An event 

 of considerable importance to the academy 

 has been the change in place of holding meet- 

 ings to the American Museum of Natural 

 History. 



No publications have been brought out, 

 owing partly to lack of funds. As, however, 

 the treasurer's report shows a much more 

 prosperous condition of the academy, it is 

 expected that publication will be resumed.. 

 The library, still in Schermerhorn Hall, Co- 

 lumbia University, has been carefully main- 

 tained, special efforts having been made to 

 fill gaps in serial publications of value. 



The following active members were recom- 

 mended by the council for election as fellows, 

 because of their scientific attainments or ser- 

 vices, and their election followed: 



Professor Edward F. Buchner, Clark University, 

 Worcester, Mass. 



Miss Esther P. Byrnes, Ph.D., Girls' High 

 School, Brooklyn. 



Dr. R. H. Cunningham, 200 West 56th Street. 



Professor Albert W. Chester, 39 College Ave., 

 New Brunswick, N. J. 



William Dutcher, 525 Manhattan Ave. 



Dr. Harrison G. Dyar, U. S. National Museum, 

 Washington, D. C. 



Dr. George I. Finlay, Columbia University. 



John Eyerman, Easton, Pa. 



Professor William J. Gies, College of Physicians 

 and Surgeons, 537 W. 59th St. 



Professor Amadeus W. Grabau, Columbia Uni- 

 versity. 



Dr. John D. Irving, U. S. Geological Survey, 

 Washington, D. C. 



Dr. Gustav Langmann, 121 West 57th St. 



Dr. H. R. Linville, DeWitt Clinton High School, 

 174 W. 102d St. 



Professor J. E. Lough, School of Pedagogy, 

 New York University. 



Professor R. MacDougall, School of Pedagogy, 

 New York University. 



T. Cumerford Martin, The Monterey, West 114th 

 St. 



Dr. Adolf Meyer, Pathological Institute, New 

 York City. 



Dr. S. A. Mitchell, Columbia University. 



Herschel C. Parker, Columbia University. 



Dr. Frederick Peterson, 4 West 50th St. 



J. C. Pfister, Columbia University. 



Professor John D. Prince, 31 West 38th St. 



Dr. H. G. Piffard, 256 West 57th St. 



Professor Michael I. Pupin, Columbia Uni- 

 versity. 



Dr. Ivan Sickels, 17 Lexington Ave. 



Professor M. Allen Starr, 5 West 54th St. 



George T. Stevens, M.D., 22 East 46th St. 



C. A. Strong, Columbia University. 



Dr. P. B. Sumner, 17 Lexington Ave. 



Professor W. Gilman Thompson, 34 East 31st 

 St. 



C. C. Trowbridge, Columbia University. 



Professor John F. Woodhull, Teachers College, 

 West 120th St. 



E. R. Von Nardroft', 360 Tompkins Ave., Brook- 

 Ijm. 



The annual election of officers was then 

 held, and the following were chosen : 



President, J. McKeen Cattell. 



Vice-Presidents, Section of Geology and Min- 

 eralogy, James F. Kemp; Section of Biology, 

 Bashford Dean; Section of Anthropology and Psy- 

 chology, E. L. Thorndike; Section of Astronomy, 

 Physics and Chemistry, C. L. Poor. 



Corresponding Secretary, R. E. Dodge. 



Recording Secretary, H. E. Crampton. 



Treasurer, C. F. Cox. 



Lihrarian, Livingston Farrand. 



Editor, C. L. Poor. 



Councilors: (three years) Franz Boas, Hermon 

 C. Buinpus ; (two years) D. W. Hering, N. L. 

 Britton; (one year) E. B. Wilson, George F. 

 Kunz. 



