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stones from one to three feet ; on the east and west no stones were found. 

 Red pottery with incised scroll work occurred. In a cave excavated by 

 the speaker enormous quantities of snail shells, rodent and crab bones 

 were found, together with many potsherds of a type different from the 

 ball-court variety in texture, in the absence of incised decoration, and in 

 the presence of inside handles. A baby burial was unearthed. 

 The Section then adjourned. 



R. H. LoAviE, 



Secretary. 



BUSINESS MEETING 

 7 February, 1916 



The Academy met at 8 :15 p. m. at the American Museum of Natural 

 History, Yice-President Ernest E. Smith presiding. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 



The following candidates for membership in the Academy, recom- 

 mended by the Council, were duly elected : 



Active Members 



Miss Mary C. Dickerson, American Museum of Natural History, 

 'Pierre A. Bernard, 662 West End Avenue, 

 Howard L. Clark, North Farm, Bristol, E. I., 

 Howard Notman, 136 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn. 



Associate Memee]{s 



C. L. Camp, Cokmibia University, 

 A. M. Brown, Columbia University. 



The Secretary reported the following death : 



Mr. Ignaz Matausch, Active Member since 1914, died 14 December, 

 1915. 



The Acting Recording Secretary presented an informal statement re- 

 garding plans for the Centennial Celebration of the foundation of the 

 Academy, to be held in May, 1917. The Council has been organized 

 into committees, which are to deal with different parts of this celebra- 

 tion. It is intended that a fund of at least $100,000 shall be raised, the 

 income of which is to be employed for scientific investigations. As 



