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the complete flora of Dutchess County and vicinity- 

 were donated by these gentlemen to the Institute. The 

 proposed amendments to the by-laws, as reported at the 



last meeting, were adopted. 

 One member was elected. 



MAY 1, 1883— ANNUAL MEETING. 



Prof. T. J. Backus, President, in the chair ; thirty-two 

 members present. 



Mr. John Guy Vassar was elected a Life Member. 



The Treasurer, Mr. Elsworth, reported receipts and 

 disbursements for the fiscal year ending May 1, 1883, as 

 follows : 



Receipts from members, initiation fees and dues, $697 00 



Semi-annual interest from repair fund of $5000 150 00 



Receipts from other sources, 569 50 



Total receipts for year $1416 50 



Bal. in Treasury as reported May 3, 1882, 769 73 



Total credit acc't May 1, 1883, $2186 23 



Disbursements for year ending May 1, 1883, 1574 06 



Bal. in Treasury May 1, 1883, $612 17 



The Curator of the Museum, Prof. Dwight, reported 

 large acquisitions to the natural history and archaeo- 

 logical collection of the Institute, contributed by the 

 following persons : 



Dr. W. G. Stevenson — 80 specimens of foreign woods, 

 50 1 specimens of shells from Africa, and 10 specimens 

 of minerals ; Mr. W. A. Davies, Mr. G. Cornwell, Mr. G. 

 F. Wilson, Dr. E. C. Bolton, Rev. J. Elmendorf, Mr. J. 

 H. Dudley — each a single article ; Mr. C. IS". Arnold — 

 several specimens of corals, shells and minerals ; Rev. 

 H. L. Ziegenfuss — several minerals ; Directors of Pough- 

 keepsie Lyceum — 35 specimens of Indian implements ; 

 Y. M. C. Association — 3 specimens; Mrs. "Win. Wilkin- 

 son — 200 specimens of minerals ; Mr. A. J. Oay wood- 

 several geological specimens and minerals ; Prof. W. B. 

 Dwight — 23 specimens of Calif ornia shells, and minerals ; 

 Mr. T. A. Schurr — 57 specimens of bird's nests, and L68 

 of bird's eggs ; Smithsonian Institution — 103 specimens 

 of marine Invertebrata ; Rev. A. P. Van Grieson and Mr. 

 W. R. Gerard donated their individual collections of 



