In this respect it is one of the most complete in this country. It 

 is now shelved in a special room of the Schermerhorn building 

 at Columbia University, and is accessible to Members from 8 a.m. 

 to 5 P.M. 



MEETINGS. 



The Academy at present meets at 64 Madison Ave. in Mott 

 Memorial Hall. Meetings are held every Monday at 8 p.m., 

 from October to May, inclusive. The Academy meets in sections 

 on successive Mondays in the following order : Astronomy and 

 Physics; Biology (Zoology, Physiology, Botany) ; Geology and 

 Mineralogy; Anthropology, Psychology and Philology. Other 

 sections may be formed by a vote of the Council. Each of the 

 sectional evenings is devoted mainly to scientific papers and dis- 

 cussions. All the meetings are open to the public and are an- 

 nounced, with the subjects of the papers to be read, in the bul- 

 letins of the Scientific Alliance of New York. 



SCOPE OF WORK. 



Owing to the increased scientific activity in this city, expan- 

 sion of the Academy's w^ork is called for along three lines, pub- 

 lications, lecture courses and grants for research. The Academy 

 is endeavoring to increase its efficiency in the near future by se- 

 curing a larger publication fund so that it will no longer be neces- 

 sary to decline important scientific papers offered for publication, 

 especially when accompanied by illustrations. A certain sum of 

 money should also be available annually for lecture courses — 

 such as the well known lectures of the Royal Institution in Lon- 

 don ; and for grants for original research. Our scientific men 

 give their results freely to the world with no thought of financial 

 return in most cases, and should be aided in their work by Sci- 

 entific Academies. 



Persons desiring to join the Academy or support its scientific 



work by subscription m either of the lines suggested above should 



address 



The Secretary, 



New Yo7'k Academy of Sciences^ 



Teachers College, New York City. 



