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The following is a list of OflScers for the year ensuing, who 

 were duly elected, in accordance with the preceding vote, viz : 



President — Daniel A. White. 



Vice-Presidents — John G. King, John L. Russell, John 

 C. Lee. 



Curators of the Department of History — Joseph G. Wa- 

 ters, Francis Peabody, Henry M. Brooks. 



Curators of the Department of Natural History — Samuel 

 P. Fowler, William Mack, Henry F. King. 



Curators of the Department of Horticulture — James Up- 

 ton, Francis Putnam, Robert Manning. 



Finance Committee — John C. Lee, E. Emmerton, Joseph 

 S. Cabot. 



Secretary and Treasurer — Henry Wheatland. 



Cabinet Keeper — George A. Perkins. 



Librarian — Matthew A. Stickney. 



Wednesday, May 31, 1854. 



Ordinary meeting held this day at noon. Rev. John L. 

 Russell, Vice President, in the chair. 



After preliminary business had been transacted, it was an- 

 nounced by the Secretary, that information had been received, 

 " that at a meeting of the Proprietors of the Salem Athenaeum, 

 held on Wednesday last, 24th inst., a committee was appointed 

 to confer with a committee of the Essex Institute (if deemed 

 by them advisable,) to consider upon the expediency of form- 

 ing an union of the two institutions, and upon what basis ; or, 

 of devising some plan by which the combined efforts of the two 

 can be rendered more available to the public good." 



The Institute chose for its committee the following members, 

 viz : — John C. Lee, George D. Phippen and Henry M. Brooks. 



It was afterward voted, that the President, Daniel A. White, 

 be added to this committee. Voted to adjourn. 



