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many charts show very much sexual immorality: and possibly here we 

 may have, in some cases at least, an unusual development of the sex in- 

 stinct which has broken over all bounds of conventionality and has 

 shown in different generations. It appears that all of these problems 

 are not only worthy of study, but might yield most important results. 

 The speaker showed graphic charts illustrating the family histories of a 

 number of families. These charts showed the strong inheritance of 

 feeble-mindedness and also illustrated the points made in regard to 

 alcohol and sexuality. Considerable discussion followed. 

 The Section then adjourned. 



F. Lyman Wells, 



Secretary. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



4 Maech, 1912. 



The Academy met at 8:16 p. m. at the American Museum of Natural 

 History, Vice-President Woodman presiding. 



The minutes of the last business meeting were read and approved. 

 The Recording Secretary reported that Mr. Henry L. Doherty had 

 been elected Treasurer to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Charles P. Cox, 

 deceased. 



The Academy then adjourned. 



Edmund Otis Hovet, 



Recording Secretary. 



SECTION OP GEOLOGY AND MINEEALOGY. 

 4 March, 1912. 



The Section met at 8 :22 p. m., Vice-President Woodman presiding. 

 Fifty members and visitors were present. 



The minutes of the last meeting of the Section were read, corrected 

 and approved. 



The following programme was then offered: 



J. E. Woodman, Forelands of the Beas d'Oe Lakes, Cape Bee- 

 ton Island, Nova Scotia. 

 Charles P. Berkey, Is theee Fault Control oe the Hudson Rivee 



COUESE ? 



V. F. Marsters, Disteibution of Peteoleum Deposits in Peeu. 



