396 AXXALS XEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIEXGES 



E. A. Canj&eld, ActiYe Member of the Academy since 1905, died 11 

 December, 1914. 



The Eecording Secretary gave a brief summary of the report of progress 

 made by Professor X. L. Britton, Chairman of the Porto Eico Committee, 

 to His Excellency, Governor Arthur Yager of the Island of Porto Eico, 

 showinsf that hisfhly satisfactory work had been done durino- the rear 1911 

 in reconnaissance and also in intensive work in geology and several 

 branches of zoology as well as through the continuance of the botanical 

 studies which have been carried on for several years by the Xew York 

 Botanical Garden. 



The Academy then adjourned. 



ED^kiuxD Otis Hovey, 



Eecording Secretary. 



SECTIOX OF GEOLOGY AXD MIXEEALOGY 



A Jaxuary, 1915 



Section met at 8 :30 p. :\i., A'ice-President Charles P. Berkey presiding. 

 The following programme was offered: 



E. 0. Hovey, Big Skooku:\i. Mt. Edith axd Other Xew Ac- 



CESSIOXS TO THE MeTEOEITE CoLLECTIOX OE 



THE American Museum. 

 James F. Kemp, Origix of the Mayori Irox Ores of Cuba. 



Charles P. Berkey, Xotes ox the Geologic Structure of Porto 



Eico. 

 Francis M. Van Tuyl, Some Xew Poixts ox the Origtx of Dolomite. 



The Section then adjourned. 



A. B. Pacixh, 



Secretary. 



SECTIOX OF BIOLOGY 

 11 Jaxuary, 1915 



Under the auspices of the Section of Biolog}-, a general meeting of the 

 Academy and its Affiliated Societies was held in the main lecture hall at 

 the American Museum of Xatural History at 8 :15 p. m. President 

 George P. Kunz presiding. 



The following programme was then offered : 



J. C. Bose, Plant Autographs axd Their Eevelatioxs. 



