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Finance Committee — John H. Hinton, C. A. Post, Henry F. 

 Osborn. 



Proceeding to the election of Honorary Members, the follow- 

 ing eminent men of science were formally presented, each by a 

 Fellow of the Academy engaged in scientific work of the same 

 nature as that of the nominee, and were duly elected : 



Hugo de Vries, presented by N. L. Britton. 



G. Johnstone-Stoney, presented by R. E. Dodge. 



W. C. Brogger, presented by J. F. Kemp. 



Karl von der Steinen, presented by Franz Boas. 



Ferdinand Zirkel, presented by J. J. Stevenson. 



Dr. Frederick A. Lucas was elected a Fellow of the Academy, 

 being presented by the Recording Secretary. 



Professor Cattell then proposed the health of Professor R. S. 

 Woodward, a past-president of the Academy, recently elected 

 to the presidency of the Carnegie Institution. 



The President, Professor Edmund B. Wilson, then delivered 

 his address upon ** The Problem of Development," at the close 

 of which a vote of thanks, proposed by Professor H. F. Osborn, 

 and seconded by Professor J. J. Stevenson, was tendered to him. 



The Academy then adjourned. 



Henry E. Crampton, 

 Recording Secretary. 



REPORT OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. 



December 19, 1904. 



The Corresponding Secretary makes the following report as 

 to the status of the Honorary and Corresponding Members. 



A little over a year ago letters were sent to all the Hon- 

 orary and Corresponding Members on the lists of the Academy. 

 As a result from the returns of these letters the lists have been 

 greatly improved in accuracy and completeness. 



At present there are forty -five honorary members. One hon- 

 orary member. Professor Von Zittel, has died since the last 

 annual meeting. 



The list of Corresponding Members numbers one hundred 



