RECORDS OF MEETINGS 305 



ANNUAL MEETING 



28 DECEMBErt, 1916 



The Academy met in Amiual Meeting on Monday, 18 December, 1916, 

 at the Hotel Manhattan, at the close of the Annual Dinner, President 

 Michael I. Pupin presiding. 



The minutes of the last Annual Meeting, 20 December, 1915, were 

 -xead and approved. 



President Dr. Michael I. Pupin delivered the annual address, en- 

 titled '^'The University and Industrial Eesearch.'^ 



Eeports were presented by the Corresponding Secretary, the Acting 

 Pecording Secretary, the Librarian, and the Acting Editor, all of which 

 w^ere received and ordered placed on hie. 



The Treasurer's report showed a net cash balance of $1,770.58 on 

 hand 30 November, 1916. On motion, this report was received and re- 

 ferred to the Finance Committee for auditing.. 



The Acting Secretary presented an informal report of the activities 

 of the Committees on the Centennial Celebration. It was stated that 

 the membership of the Academy was to be increased to one thousand, that 

 a history of the work during the past century was to be prepared, that 

 meetings and a general exhibition showing the progress of science would 

 be held during the second week in May, 1917, and that a fund of one 

 hundred thousand dollars Avas being raised for the support of scientific 

 activities, like the Porto Eico Survey. Contributions of $5,000 each 

 by Professor N. L. Britton and President M. I. Pupin had already been 

 promised. 



The following members of the Academy were elected Eellows, the Sec- 

 retary being authorized to cast a single affirmative ballot for the list as 

 presented : 



Carl E. Akeley, American Museum of Natural History, 



H. E. Anthony, American Museum of Natural History, 



John J. Carty, 15 Dey Street, City, 



Mary C. Dickerson, American Museum of Natural History, 



Pliny E. Goddard, American Museum of Natural History, 



Charles B. Going, 140 Nassau Street, City, 



Otto H. Klein, 127 Worth Street, City, 



Hideyo Noguchi, Eockefeller Institute, "! 



George B. Pegram, Columbia University, 



Walter Eautenstrauch, Columbia University, 



Phinehas V. Stephens, 1258 Morris Avenue, City. 



