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that of Apathy's which declares the absolute continuity of the 

 nervous system by means of the fibrillar in the nerve cells and 

 fibers as demonstrated by his method of technique. The lec- 

 ture was closed by a criticism of Apathy's interpretation of his 

 preparations. 



Francis E. Lloyd, 



Secretary. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 

 February 2, 1900. 



Academy met at 8 P. M., Professor M. I. Pupin presiding. 



The minutes of the last business meeting were read and ap- 

 proved. 



The Secretary reported from the Council as follows : 



The following nominations of officers for the ensuing year, 

 drawn up in accordance with the rules : 



President, Robert S. Woodward. 



First Vice-President, Charles A. Doremus. 



Second Vice-President, Franz Boas. 



Corresponding Secretary, William Stratford. 



Recording Secretary, Richard E. Dodge. 



Treasurer, Charles F. Cox. 



Librarian, Livingston Farrand. 



Councillors : Daniel W. Hering, Harold Jacoby, Frederic 

 S. Lee, M. I. Pupin, Edward L. Thorndike, L. M. Underwood. 



Curators : Harrison G. Dyar, Alexis A. Julien, George F. 

 Kunz, Louis H. Laudy, William D. Schoonmaker. 



Finance Committee : Henry Dudley, John H. Hinton, Cor- 

 nelius Van Brunt. 



The following nominations for Fellows were made in accor- 

 dance with the by-laws, which say " candidates may be nomi- 

 nated by the Council, in writing, at a business meeting in Jan- 

 uary or February, and shall then be balloted for at the subse- 

 quent annual meeting ": 



Annals N. Y. Acad. Sci., XIII, Feb. 12, 1901 — 29. 



