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sible to have an unoccupied room, whereby there was no con- 

 fusion between the Academy and Museum exhibits. The same 

 plan will be followed during the coming year. The Academy 

 feels that it owes a great deal to the President and Trustees of 

 the American Museum of Natural History, for their kindness 

 and courtesy in allowing the Annual Reception to be held in 

 the Museum, under such favorable auspices, and at such a 

 moderate expense to the Academy. 



A few changes have been made during the last year in the 

 organization and management of the sections. It is with regret 

 that the Academy has seen the Sub-Section of Philology dis- 

 continued because of lack of public interest in the meetmgs. It 

 is with pleasure that the Council has added to the field of 

 operations in the Section of Astronomy and Physics by incor- 

 porating therewith work in Chemistry. Mention should also be 

 made of the extremely satisfactory and pleasing work which is 

 being accomplished by the Section of Anthropology and Psy- 

 chology. 



During the last two years the Anthropological Club has been 

 cooperating with the Section of Anthropology and Psychology 

 in their meetings. This Club has lately been superseded by 

 the Ethnological Society, which has been revived. The t.th- 

 nological Society will continue to cooperate with the Section of 

 Anthropology and Psychology, and it is hoped that strength 

 may be acquired by both organizations through this mutual as- 

 sistance. 



The Council feels that the success and increased interest 

 evident in the meetings since the removal of the meeting place 

 to this building is a ver}' pleasing feature in the Academy's 

 work. Almost without exception the meetings of the different 

 sections have been individually and as a whole largely increased 

 in attendance during the last year and a half. Many faces that 

 were never seen at the other meeting places are now regularly 

 seen at the sections that most interest them. 



The work of the Recording Secretary's office has been sys- 

 tematized, and in many ways improved during the last year, so 

 that the necessary and frequent details are managed more 

 efficiently and with less expenditure of energy and time. 



