468 RECORDS. 



B. D. Woodward, The Vowels of the Rumanian ani> 

 OTHER Romance Languages. 



On account of the lateness of the hour, the reading of the 

 last paper on the programme was postponed. 



Lawrence A. McLouth, 



Secretary of Section. 



REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING. 



April 4, 1898. 



Academy met at 8:10, President H. F. Osborn in the chair. 



Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 



Secretary submitted the following list of names that had 

 been approved by the Council for election, and was authorized 

 to cast one ballot for the same, which was done. 



Members Elected. 



Miss Catherine W. Bruce, 810 Fifth avenue. Life Member 

 Douglas Burnett, 42 Livingston street, Brooklyn. 

 S. V. Hoffman, Morristown, N, J. 



Members Proposed. 



The following candidates for membership were read and re- 

 ferred to the Council under the rules : 



Francisco G. P. Leao, Chancellor of the Brazilian Consulate. 



C. E. Tripler, 121 West 89th street. 



Dr. L. T. Chamberlain, 128 Fifth avenue. 



The President appointed Mr. P. H. Dudley as the represen- 

 tative of the Academy in the Scientific Alliance, in the place of 

 Professor J. J. Stevenson, resigned. 



The Secretary made announcement of the changes to be in- 

 corporated in the eleventh volume of the Annals, now under 

 way, with certain new regulations in reference to the printing of 

 papers, and gave a statement of recent business transacted by 

 the Council. 



Section of Astronomy and Physics then organized. 



Richard E. Dodge, 



Secretary. 



