TRANSACTIONS 



OF 



VASSAR BROTHERS' INSTITUTE, 



POUUHKEEPSIE, N. Y. 



1881—1883. 

 JUNE 13, 1881. 



The following gentlemen, as incorporators of Vassar 

 Brothers 1 Institute, viz. : -Matthew Vassar, Jr., John Guy 

 Vassar, A. P. Van Gieson, John P. Adriance, S. M. Buck- 

 ingham, W. Gr. Stevenson, L. C» Cooley, W. B. Dwight, 

 E. Elsworth, H. V. Pelton, T. J. Backus and C. N. 

 Arnold, met at the residence of Dr. W. Gr Stevenson for 

 the purpose of organizing the Institute according to the 

 plans specified in its certificate of incorporation. By- 

 laws were adopted which state that the object of the 

 society is ''to promote education and useful knowledge 

 in the departments of Science, Literature, and Art, by 

 investigating and discussing subjects appertaining there- 

 to, and by establishing and maintaining a Museum, a 

 Library, and a collection of works of art and objects of 

 historic interest in furtherance of such object." 



"That the object of the Society may be better attained, 

 there shall be three sections ; one devoted to scientific 

 research, and known as the Scientific Section, one devoted 

 to literary work, and known as the Literary Section, and 

 one devoted to artistic work, and known as the Art Sec- 

 tion." 



Fiftv-hve members were elected. 



JUNE 23, 1881— SPECIAL MEETING. 



Mr. Matthew Vassar, Jr., President, pro tern., in the chair; 



twenty-six members present. 



