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Curators of Natural History Department. 



Geology — Alpheus Hyatt. Mineralogy — D. M. Balch. Falceontology 

 — H. F. King, Alpheus Hyatt. Botany — C. M. Tracy. Comparative 

 Anatomy — Henry AVheatland. Vertehrata — T. W. Putnam. Articu- 

 lata — J. H. Emerton, A. S. Packard. Ilollusca — H. F. King, E. S. 

 Morse. Badiata — Caleb Cooke, E.S.Morse. Protozoa — Alpheus 

 Hyatt. Microscopy — H. F. King, H. F. Shepard, B. Webb, jr., Ed- 

 win Bicknel. 



Curators of Historical Department. 



Archoiology — G.P.Russell. Ethnology — William S. Messervy, M. 

 A. Stickney, John Robinson. 3Ianuscripts — W. P. Upham, H. M. 

 Brooks. Fine Arts — Francis Peabody, J. G. Waters, J. A. Gillis. 



Curators of Horticultural Department. 

 Fruits and Vegetables — J. M. Ives, J. S. Cabot, R. S. Rogers, John 

 Bertram, G. B. Loring, S. A. Merril, W. Maloon, G. F. Brown, C. H. 

 Norris, C. H. Higbee, W. D. Northend, J. F. Allen. Flowers — Fran- 

 cis Putnam, William Mack, Benj. A. West, Geo. D. Glover. 



Mr. F. W. Putnam introduced the following resolves, which were 

 seconded by Mr. A. Hyatt, and adopted unanimously : — 



Wiereas, Professor L. Agassiz, during the last session of Congress, 

 by his successful and untiring eflbrts, procured the passage of a law 

 which enables scientific societies to obtain alcohol, used for the pres- 

 ervation of specimens of Natural Historj^ free from the excise tax. 



Be it Besolved, That the thanks of the Essex Institute are due to 

 Professor Agassiz for this great benefit thus rendered in aid of scien- 

 tific research. 



Besolved, That the Secretary be requested to transmit a copy of 

 these Resolutions to Professor Agassiz. 



The following votes were then passed : — 



Voted, That the Committee appointed at the meeting of the 4th of 

 March last, to receive proposals and confer with the Trustees of the 

 Peabody Fund, consider the expediency of depositing the Scientific 

 Collections of the Institute in the East India Marine Hall, on such 

 terms as they may legally make with the Trustees, and to report at 

 the next meeting. 



Voted, That the Curators of Horticulture be authorized to hold ex- 

 hibitions of fruits, flowei's, and- vegetables, at such times and places 

 as may be desirable, and to adopt such regulations as may be requi- 

 site for the proper conducting of the same. 



Daniel Henderson, Edwin R. Bigelow, C. A. Benjamin, and James 

 L. Ward, of Salem, were elected Resident Members. 



