RECORDS OF MEETINGS 375 



SECTION OF BIOLOGY. 



14 October, 1912. 



Section met at 8 :15 p. m., Vice-President Lucas presiding. 

 The minutes of the last meeting of the Section were read and 

 approved. 



The following programme was then offered: 



Roy W. Miner, Typical Marine Invertebrate Association from 



Woods Hole to Casco Bat. 

 Roy C. Andrews, An Exploration of Northeastern Korea. 



Summary of Papers. 



Mr. Miner described and illustrated a series of typical invertebrate 

 faunal complexes or associations of the eastern Atlantic coast. He gave 

 views of many beautiful models and faunal groups which had been 

 mode for the American Museum, illustrating ecological relations and the 

 dominance of certain groups in particular localities. 



Mr. Andrews gave an account of an exploration made for the Ameri- 

 can Museum of Natural History in a territory not hitherto studied by 

 zoologists. 



The Section then adjourned. 



William K. Gregory, 



Secretary. 



SECTION OF ASTKONOMY, PHYSICS AND CHEMISTEY. 

 21 October, 1912. 



Section met at 8:30 p. m., Vice-President Poor presiding. 



The minutes of the last meeting of the Section were read and 

 approved. 



Professor Charles Lane Poor was nominated for Vice-President of 

 the Academy and Chairman of the Section for 1913. 



Professor F. M. Pedersen was elected Secretary. 



The Committee on the future of the Section, consisting of Professors 

 Poor, Trowbridge and Pedersen then made its report, which was referred 

 to the Council for consideration. 



F. M. Pedersen, 



Secretary. 



