RECORDS OF MEETINGS 391 



Alfred McEwen • Marion L. Thomas 



Walter Mendelson Samuel CI. Tibbals 



S. E. Montcalm E. B. Treat 



Arthur Mutscheller Ludwig Vogelstein 



Hideyo Noguchi ' Guy B. Waite 



A. E. Glmsted H. Vincent Wallace 



George B. Pegram H. K. Wheeler 



Martin De Forest Smith Chester W. Washburne 



L. A. Stoiber Eood Pope Yeatman 



Mr. John Eoger, upon recommendation of the Council, was elected a 

 Life Member. 



The Acting Secretary reported the following deaths: 

 George Murray, Corresponding Member since 1898, 

 G. Langmann, Active Member and Eellow since 1899, died March, 

 1916. 



The Council presented the following memorial to Seth Low, to be in- 

 corporated in the minutes of the Academy: 



The Council and Members of the New York Academy of Sciences 

 desire to render their tribute of honor and appreciation of the life and 

 works of Seth Low, and especially of the services which he rendered, 

 directly and indirectly, to the advancement of science in the city of 

 New York and throughout the United States. 



Mindful of the time, thought and liberality with which he devoted 

 himself to the cause of good government in the city and State, to religion 

 and philanthropy, to college and university education, few are aware of 

 the enthusiasm, as well as wisdom, with which he guided the scientific 

 development of Columbia University from the moment when he assumed 

 the Presidency until the close of his tenure of office. He started with 

 a very high ideal in the selection of the men whom he invited to the 

 University, not only to sustain the enviable reputation which the city 

 has gained in applied science and in certain branches of pure sciences, 

 but also to extend the activities in pure sciences, especially along the 

 lines of research and through the life and Avork of men of national and 

 international reputation. To signalize this effort he established a special" 

 Faculty of Pure Science. In every manner, through encouragement, 

 advice, and personal benefaction, he promoted the cause of research and 

 publication. Taking a very broad view of the relations of the University 

 to the community, he promoted the cause of friendly union and coopera- 

 tion between the University, the ISTew York Academy of Sciences, the 

 American Museum of ISTatural History, the Botanical Garden and the 



