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RECORD OF MEETINGS OF THE 



REPORT OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. 



During the year, the Assistant Secretary, Mr. Miner, has 

 sent the customary biennial circulars to the Honorary and 

 Corresponding members and has already received replies from 

 more than three fourths of his inquiries. 



According to our corrected lists, there are now fifty Honorary 

 Members and one hundred and seventy-one Corresponding 

 Members. 



During the last year two Corresponding Members, Professor 

 Alpheus S. Packard and Professor Albert. A. Wright, have died. 



Richard E. Dodge, 



Corresponding Secretary. 



REPORT OF THE RECORDING SECRETARY. 



During the year 1905 the Academy held eight business 

 meetings, and twenty-eight sectional meetings, at which eighty- 

 four stated papers and lectures were presented, on the following 

 subjects: 



Astronomy 



3 papers. 



Physiography 



1 paper, 



Physics 



6 





lecture. 



Chemistry 



3 



Anthropology and 





Paleontology 



S 



Archaeology 



6 papers, 



Biology 



14 





lecture. 



Geology 



11 



Psychology 



24 papers. 



Mineralogy 



3 



Philosophy 

 Physiology 



5 " 

 1 



At the present time the membership of the Academy includes 

 424 Active Members, nineteen of whom are Associate Active 

 Members, and 121 Fellows. The election of six Fellows is 

 pending. There have been five deaths during the year, seven 

 resignations, and one member has been dropped for non-payment 

 of dues. The new members elected during the year number 

 159. A year ago only five new members were elected. During 

 the past year there has been a net gain of 146 against a loss 

 of nine in 1904. This remarkable showing, which amounts 

 to an increase of 50 per cent., is due to the activity of the Mem- 



