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itCIENCE. 



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The program of the meeting was as fol- 

 lows : 



1. Introductory by the presiding officer, represent- 

 ing the American Philosophical Society, by Provost 

 Charles C. Harrison. 



2. Presentation of an oil portrait of Dr. Brinton, 

 the gift of friends to the American Philosophical So- 

 ciety, by Hon. Samuel W. Pennypaoker. 



3. Acceptance on behalf of the American Philo- 

 sophical Society, by Dr. J. W. Holland. 



4. Memorial Address, by Professor Albert H. 

 Smyth. 



5. Presentation of a collected set of Dr. Brinton's 

 works, the gifts of his family to the American Philo- 

 sophical Society, by Eev. Jesse Y. Burk. 



6. Acceptance in behalf of the American Philo- 

 sophical Society, by Mr. Joseph G. Rosengarten. 



7. Address by Major J. W. Powell, of Washington, 

 D. 0. 



8. Presentation of a medal bearing Dr. Brinton's 

 portrait in relief, the gift of the Numismatic and 

 Antiquarian Society to the American Philosophical 

 Society, by Mr. Stewart Culin . 



9. Acceptance on behalf of the American Philo- 

 sophical Society, by Dr. J. Cheston Morris. 



10. Address on the Ethnological Work of Dr. Brin- 

 ton, by Dr. W J McGee, of Washington, D. C. 



The meeting was called to order by pro- 

 vost Charles C. Harrison of the University 

 of Pennsylvania and letters of regi-et were 

 read from Major J. W. Powell, Miss Alice 

 C. Fletcher, Mr. Frank Hamilton Gushing, 

 The Marquis de Nadaillac and others. 



Provost Harrison in his opening address, 

 after eulogizing Dr. Brinton's attainments 

 and services to science, referred to his gift 

 to the University of Pennsylvania, before 

 his death, of his pi'iceless library of books 

 on American languages and suggested that 

 a Professorship of American Archfeology be 

 founded at the Univei-sity to bear the title 

 of the ' Brinton ' chair. 



The portrait of Dr. Brinton, presented 

 by a number of his friends to the Amer- 

 ican Philosophical Society, was painted by 

 Thomas Eakiiis, an artist who had known 

 Dr. Brinton intimately. 



The presentation of the portrait was 

 made by the Hon. Samuel W. Penny- 



packer, Vice-President of the Historical 

 Society of Pennsylvania, and accepted by 

 Dr. J. W. Holland, Dean of the Jefferson 

 Medical College, where Dr. Brinton had 

 received his medical education. Professor 

 Albert H. Smyth then delivered the Me- 

 morial address which was followed by the 

 presentation to the American Philosophical 

 Society by the Eev. Jesse Y. Burk of a 

 complete set of Dr. Brinton's published 

 works, a gift to the Society from Mrs. 

 Brinton. 



Major Powell was unable to be present 

 on account of illness and his place on the 

 program was assigned to Professor F. W. 

 Putnam who urged the foundation of a 

 memorial chair of Anthropology in the 

 University of Pennsylvania in honor of 

 Dr. Brinton, " covering the whole subject 

 in the broad way which Dr. Brinton 

 himself covered it in his lectures to stu- 

 dents." 



Mr. Culin then presented in behalf of the 

 ISTumismatic and Antiquarian Society of 

 Pennsylvania a bronze medal of Dr. Brin- 

 ton cast by Mr. John Flanagan an Ameri- 

 can artist in Paris, and struck by the 

 Society in commemoration of the 40th an- 

 niversary of its existence and the 15th of 

 Dr. Brinton's presidency. 



After the acceptance of the medal by Dr. 

 Cheston Morris, on behalf of the Amer- 

 ican Philosophical Society, Dr. W J McGee 

 delivered an address on the ethnological 

 work of Dr. Brinton. 



The meeting was largely attended, the so- 

 cieties participating sending delegates who 

 were present. 



A full report of the proceedings will be 

 published in the Memorial Volume of the 

 Philosophical Society which is about to go 

 to press, and an edition of the part relating 

 to the Brinton meeting will be printed and 

 bound separately for distribution to librar- 

 ies and institutions. This book will con- 

 tain a bibliography. 



