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bership Committee, of which Professor Stevenson is chairman, 

 and is the result of the determination of the Council to devote 

 especial attention to the matter of membership, as stated in 

 the Recording Secretary's Report of a year ago. While striving 

 to increase the membership the Academy has had in view the 

 securing of men interested in science, even though not active 

 scientific contributors, and by the establishment of a new 

 grade of membership, viz. that of Associate Active Member- 

 ship, many young men have been brought in. 



Efforts have also been made to invite to the sectional meetings 

 persons who are not members of the Academy but who are 

 interested in the various branches of science to which these 

 sections are devoted. 



The routine work of the Academy has now been concentrated 

 in one office at the American Museum of Natural History, 

 where an Academy Room has been provided so as to be adapted 

 to our special needs. 



It is with sorrow that the Academy has to record the loss by 

 death of the five following members: 



Dr. John H. Hinton, Fellow and Patron of the Academy 

 (40 years). 



Dr. L. H. Laudy, Fellow (24 years). 



The Hon. Edward Cooper (38 years). 



Mr. John Murray Mitchell (19 years). 



Mr. Wheeler H. Peckham (7 years). 

 Respectfully submitted, 



Hermon C. Bumpus, 



Recording Secretary. 



