TRANSACTIONS 



OF 



SCIENTIFIC SECTION. 



JUNE 13, 1881. 



The Scientific Section of Vassar Brothers' Institute was 

 organized by the Trustees of the Institute at a meeting 

 held at the residence of Dr. W. Gr. Stevenson. The ob- 

 ject of the Section as stated in Article 1. of its by-laws, 

 bk is to promote useful knowledge in the departments of 

 natural, physical and biological science, by investi- 

 gating and discussing only subjects appertaining thereto, 

 and by establishing and maintaining in connection with 

 the general Society, a Museum and a Library in further- 

 ance of said object." 



Prof. L. C. Cooley was elected Chairman, and Mr.C. N. 

 Arnold, Recording Secretary. 



Messrs. Stevenson, Dwight and Arnold were appointed 

 a committee on by-laws. 



SEPTEMBER 7. 1881.— SPECIAL MEETING. 



L. C. Cooley, Ph. D., Chairman, presiding. 



Dr. Stevenson, from the committee on by-laws, report: 

 ed them as revised, and on motion they were adopted. 



.lames M. DeGarmo, Ph.D., C. B. Warring, Ph.D., Mr. 

 Otis Bisbee, Mr. C. Vanl>runt and Mr. ,1. C. Pumpelly, 

 Avere elected members. 



NOVEMBER 2, 1881.— FIRST STATED MEETING. 



L. C. Cooley, Ph.D., Chairman, presiding. 



The first slated meeting of the Scientific Section was 

 held at the residence of Dr. W. Gr. Stevenson. 



The following donations were received for the Museum: 



Amphibole (var. amianthus), from Mr. Gr. Cornwell ; 

 quassia bark, from Dr. E. C. Bolton ; Indian implement, 



