456 RECORDS. 



ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. 



February, 21, 1898. 



The Academy met with President Stevenson in the chair. 

 Fifty persons present. There being no minutes to read, the 

 President called for the Annual Reports of the various officers. 



Report of the Recording Secretary. 



The year now closing has been a successful and gratifying 

 one in the history of the Academy. The meetings have been 

 well attended, the quality of the papers good, and the general 

 interest in the affairs of the organization has been pronounced. 

 The membership has increased beyond any previous figure in 

 its history. 



There have been nine meetings of the Council, nine regular 

 business meetings of the Academy, twenty-two additional stated 

 meetings, five public lectures, one public reception, and two re- 

 ceptions to distinguished scientific visitors from abroad. 



The Section of Astronomy and Physics has held eight meet- 

 ings, with an average attendance of twenty ; the Section of Bi- 

 ology has held eight, with an average attendance of twenty- 

 four ; the Section of Geology and Mineralogy eight, with an 

 average of thirty-three ; the Sub-section of Philology three, 

 averaging twenty-seven ; and the Sub-section of Psychology 

 and Anthropology four, with about the same number. 



A total of eighty-three papers has been presented, not includ- 

 ing Public Lectures, which may be classified as follows : 



Anatomy 



I 



Geology 



16 



Anthropology 



5 



Mechanics 



I 



Archeology 



2 



Mineralogy 



4 



Astronomy 



6 



Paleontology 



8 



Botany 



I 



Philology 



5 



Civil Engineering 



I 



Physics 



9 



Chemistry 



4 



Psychology 



2 



Geography 



3 



Zoology 



18 



