94 RECORDS 



The Secretary reported from the Council as follows : 



The nomination of the following four candidates for honorary 

 membership: Charles Vernon Boys, F.R.S., 66 Victoria St., 

 London, S. W., England ; Emil Fischer, Professor of Chemistry, 

 University of Berlin ; William Ramsay, Ph.D., LL.D., S.D., 

 F.R.S.. University College, London, England ; James Geikie, 

 LL.D., D.C.L., F.R.S. (L. & E.), University of Edinburgh, 

 Scotland. 



That the Council had voted not to nominate any correspond- 

 ing members. 



That the Council nominated the following resident members 

 to be promoted to Fellows : Dr. Henry E. Crampton, Dr. C. 

 A. Herter, Prof. Graham Lusk, Dr. Charles Lane Poor, Mr. 

 C. A. Post, Dr. E. L. Thorndike, Dr. R. S. Woodworth. 



The Secretary also reported the list of officers to be nomi- 

 nated according to the by-laws. 



The following Candidate for resident membership, approved 

 by the Council was duly elected : 



Herman C. Bumpus, American Museum of Natural His- 

 tory. 



Richard E. Dodge, 

 Recording Secretary. 



SECTION OF ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS 

 AND CHEMISTRY. 



February 4, 1901. 



Section met at 8:20 P. M., Prof. William Hallock presid- 

 ing. 



The minutes of the last meeting of Section were read and 

 approved. 



The following program was then offered : 



George E. Hale, Astronomical Photography with a 

 Visual Telescope. 



W. G. Levison, Note on a Cause of the Deterioration 

 OF Gelatine Photographic Dry Plates. 



