NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 627 



The accompanying reports of the Corresponding Secretary, 

 Recording Secretary, Librarian, and Editor were read and 

 placed on file. The Treasurer not being able to present his 

 report, on account of absence from town, it was voted that it 

 be referred to the Finance Committee for audit, when presented. 



The following members were elected Fellows by the Academy: 



Professor Charles Baskerville Dr. Maurice Fishberg 

 Mr. C. William Beebe Mr. Gifford Pinchot 



Dr. John H. Finley Mr. George H. Sherwood 



The Academy then proceeded to elect officers for the year 

 1906. Professors Crampton and Trowbridge were appointed tel- 

 lers, ballots prepared by the Council according to the By-Laws 

 were distributed, and the votes were counted. The following 

 officers were declared elected: 



President, Nathaniel L. Britton. 



Vice-Presidents, E. O. Hovey (Section of Geology and Miner- 

 alogy), H. E. Crampton (Section of Biology), C. C. Trowbridge 

 (Section of Astronomy, Physics, and Chemistry), Robert Mac- 

 Dougall (Section of Anthropology and Psychology). 



Corresponding Secretary, Richard E. Dodge. 



Recording Secretary, William M. Wheeler. 



Treasurer, Emerson McMillin. 



Librarian, Ralph W. Tower. 



Editor, Charles Lane Poor. 



Councilors (to serve three years), Hermon C. Bumpus, John H. 

 Finley. 



Finance Committee, John H. Caswell, C. [A. Post, Henry F. 

 Osborn. 



The President of the Academy, Professor James F. Kemp, 

 then delivered his address upon "The Problem of the Metal- 

 liferous Veins," after which a vote of thanks was tendered to 

 him. 



The Academy then adjourned. 



Hermon C. Bumpus, 



Recording Secretary. 



