460 ANNALS NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 



President: Michael Idvorsky Pupin. 



Vice-Presidents: Ernest E. Smith (Section of Astronomy, Physics 

 and Chemistry), J. McKEEiN" Cattell (Section of Anthropology 

 and Psychology), Douglas W. Johnsoin" (Section of Geology and 

 Mineralogy), H. yon W. Schulte (Section of Biology). 



Corresponding Secretary: Henry E. Crampton. 



Eecording Secretary: Edmund Otis Hovey. 



Treasurer : Henry J. Cochran. 



Librarian : Ealph W. Tower. 



Editor: Edmund Otis Hovey. 



Conncilors (to serve three years) : Charles P. Berkey and Clark 

 Wissler. 



Einance Committee: Frederick S. Lee, John Tatlock and W. J. 

 Matheson. 



At the close of the elections the retiring President, Dr. George F. 

 Kunz, delivered an address, entitled "Precious Stone Minerals: their 

 Archaeology and Mineralogy.'^ 



Through the courtesy of the telephone company, an interestiDg trans- 

 continental telephonic programme followed. This began with a series 

 of motion pictures showing scenes along the route of the transcontinental 

 line with a descriptive explanation by Mr. W. F. Schmidt. Mr. H. W. 

 Casler, Division Advertising Manager of the ^ew York Telephone Com- 

 pany, then assumed charge of the line, and after the transcontinental 

 roll call from New York to San Francisco, officers, members and guests 

 of the Academy conversed with representatives of the California Academy 

 of Sciences. The New York representatives were: President Kunz, 

 President-elect Pupin, Professor N. L. Britton, Mrs. 'N. L. Britton, Pro- 

 fessor Cha]ies P. Berkey, Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn, Dean Fred- 

 erick A. Goetze, Professor Charles Baskerville, Mr. H. T. Dickinson, Mrs. 

 H. T. Dickinson, Mr. Henry J. Cochran, Professor Bashford Dean, Mrs. 

 C. P. Berkey, Professor H. E. Crampton and Mr. A. A. Anderson. The 

 California representatives were: Professor C. E. Grunsky, Mr. William 

 H. Crocker, Professor Percival Lewis, Miss Alice Eastwood, Professor 

 Bailey Willis, Dr. Eoy E. Dickerson, Dr. Frank T. Green, Mrs. Zeia 

 Nuttall and Dr. Barton W. Evermann. 



The programme also included music played at San Francisco and the 

 sound of the Atlantic waves in connection with a series of motion pictures 

 showing the surf at CliS House and Seal Rocks. 



It was voted that the thanks of the Academy be tendered to Mr. Casler, 

 Mr. Schmidt and their associates for their kindness and courtesy in pre- 

 paring and conducting the notable demonstration. 



