16 TRANSACTIONS 



OCTOBER 11, 1882— SIXTH REGULAR MEETING. 



Prof. T. J. Backus. President, in the chair ; nineteen 

 members present. 



The President said that, since the work on the new 

 building was nearly finished, he would suggest that all 

 public meetings of the Institute and of its Sections be 

 postponed until such a date as would enable the meet- 

 ings to be held in the new lecture hall ; he expressed the 

 desire, which was concurred in by the other officers of 

 the Society, to have some distinguished scientist from 

 abroad give the inaugural address at the opening of the 

 new building. 



In compliance with this wish Messrs. Vassar, Dwight 

 and Cooley were appointed a committee to secure a 

 speaker and arrange a programme for the opening exer- 

 cises, and Messrs. Stevenson, Pel ton and Atwater were 

 appointed a committee on invitations. 



NOVEMBER 8, 1882— SEVENTH REGULAR MEETING. 



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

 members present. 



The chairman of the building committee reported 

 relative to the progress of the work on the structure, 

 and the trials and difficulties encountered by the com- 

 mittee in their effort to secure from the architect such 

 accommodations as were needed for the work of the 

 Society ; the committee protested against many things 

 as done by the architect, and declined to further hold 

 official intercourse with him. 



On motion the work of the committee was approved 

 and their resignations were accepted. 



The committee on speaker and programme reported 

 that Dr. T. Sterry Hunt, F. R. S., of Montreal, had been 

 secured to deliver the opening address, and that the 

 inaugural ceremonies would be held November 28, 1882. 



Eleven members were elected. 



NOVEMBER 28, 1882— SPECIAL MEETING. 



Prof. T. J. Backus, President, in the chair ; five hun- 

 dred invited guests present. 



The inaugural exercises, at the opening of the new 

 building, were opened with prayer bv A. P. Van Gieson, 

 D.D. * 



