376 ANNALS NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 



SECTION OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY. 

 28 October, 1912. 



Section met in conjunction with the American Ethnological Associa- 

 tion at 8:15 p. m., General James Grant Wilson presiding, about 128 

 members and visitors being present. 



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

 approved. 



The following programme was then offered : 



Franz Boas, A Yeak in Mexico. 



SUMMAEY OF PAPER. 



Professor Boas gave an outline of the work of archeological excavation 

 and linguistic research conducted by him during his stay in Mexico. 

 His lecture was illustrated by numerous stereopticon slides showing 

 especially pottery found in different layers in the Valley of Mexico. 

 The Section then adjourned. 



F. Lyman Wells,, 



Secretary. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



4 November, 1912. 



The Academy met at 8 :30 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 Eecording Secretary reported the following death : 



Morris Loeb, an Active Member and Fellow for 20 years. 



The preparation of a suitable minute for the records of the Academy 

 was referred to Professor J. J. Stevenson and Dr. E. 0. Hovey. 



Announcement was made from the Council of the engagement of 

 Dr. Alexis Carrel, to give an address before the Academy on 11 No- 

 vember, regarding his recent experimental work in physiology and of 

 Professor Hugo de Vries for an address upon experimental evolution 

 to be delivered 6 December. 



The Academy then adjourned. 



Edmund Otis Hovey, 



Recording Secretary. 



