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U. S. Geological Explorations of 40th Parallel, viz : 



vol. Systematic Geology, Engineer Department of U. S. Army. 



" Descriptive Geology, " " " " 



•' Ornithology & Palaeontology, " " " " 



" Botany, " " " " 



" Microscopic Petrography, " " " " 



" Oclontornitis, " " " " 

 " U. S. Geographical Surveys West, of 



100th meridian, viz. " " " 

 " Astronomy and Barometric Hypsometry, " " " 

 Palaeontology, " " " 

 " Botany, " " 

 " Archa?olgy, '• " " 

 " Triangulation of U. S. Lake Survey, " " " 

 " Ethnology, Department of the Interior. 

 " Examination of Upper Columbia River, " " " 

 " Report of Santo Domingo, " " " 

 " Report of Commissioners of Education, 1880. " " 

 '■ 8th Census of the United States, 1860, " 

 " 9th Census of the United States, Com- 

 pendium, 1870, " " •' 

 3 ' ' Journal American Geographical Society, Exchange. 



Publications have been received from various scientific 

 societies as mentioned in the report of the Secretary. 



The Secretary, Dr. Stevenson, presented his report of 

 the condition and progress of the Society during the 

 year. The following is an abstract : 



Mr. President and Members of Vassar Brothers' 1 Insti- 

 tute : 



The building erected for Vassar Brothers'' Institute 

 was formally presented to the Society by Mr. John Uuy 

 Vassar, on the twenty-eighth of November, 1882, in the 

 presence of five hundred invited guests. 



After prayer had been offered by Rev. Dr. Van (iieson, 

 Mr. Vassar briefly gave the history of the site on which 

 the structure stood, gave his benediction to the Society. 

 and transferred to it the deed of the entire property, to- 

 gether with its policies of insurance, tax receipts for the 

 year, and $5000 in 6% gold securities as a repair fund. 



The generous gifts were accepted by Mr. S.M. Bucking- 



