464 RECORDS 



The work of the Editor has on the whole progressed satis- 

 factorily. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Gilbert van Ingen. 



Editor. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 

 March 5, 1900. 



Academy met at 8 P. M., President Woodward presiding. 



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

 proved. 



The Secretary reported from the Council as follows : 



That the delegates to the Scientific Alliance for next year 

 were President Woodward, Mr. Cox and Professor Doremus. 



That the Academy had voted to secure, if possible, photo- 

 graphs of the past presidents of the Academy, to be framed and 

 hung in the Library. 



That Professor Osborn had been elected a delegate to the In- 

 ternational Congress of Geology. 



The following candidate for resident membership, approved 

 by the Council, was duly elected : 



W. D. Matthew, American Museum of Natural History. 



Richard E. Dodge, 

 Recording Secretary. 



SECTION OF ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS AND 



CHEMISTRY. 



March 5, 1900. 



Section met at 8:20 P. M., Professor M. I. Pupin presiding. 



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

 proved. 



The name of one candidate for resident membership was read 

 and referred to the Council according to the By-Laws : 



The following program was then offered : 



