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man to man. Modern Christian civilization and modern 

 revolutions of thought have certainly brought her more 

 nearly upon the plane of equality with man. 



Prof. Louis Agassiz has given her even a higher place ; 

 for he once wrote a treatise with this title, "Feniina 

 humana superior mari. " " Woman superior to man. " 

 It may at least be an encouragement to our companions 

 of the fair sex, that so great a philosopher has assigned 

 them so high a rank. 



MARCH 7, 1883.— ELEVENTH STATED MEETING. 



L. C. Cooley, Ph. D., Chairman, presiding ; six mem- 

 bers present. 



Forty-one specimens of California marine shells, repre- 

 senting twenty-one species, were given to the Museum 

 by Prof. Dwight. 



MARCH 21, 1883.— TWELFTH STATED MEETING. 



L. C. Cooley, Ph. D., Chairman, presiding ; nine mem- 

 bers present. 



Fifty specimens of shells from Africa were given to 

 the Museum by Dr. Stevenson, and one conch shell from 

 St. Domingo was given by Mr. C. N. Arnold. 



Prof. W. tl Dwight presented a specimen of the re- 

 cently discovered gem, "hiddenite." He gave its history 

 and made extended remarks relative to the " habits and. 

 modes of occurrences of minerals. " 



Mr. T. A. Schnrr was elected a member. 



APRIL 18, 1883.— THIRTEENTH STATED MEETING. 



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

 members present. 



Mr. W. R. Gerard and Rev. A. P. Van Gieson gave their 

 respective herbariums to the Museum ; each herbarium 

 representing the complete and classified collection of 

 the flora of this county and adjacent counties. 



Dr. Stevenson gave eighty specimens of woods, repre- 

 senting as many varieties, from the Island of New Provi- 

 dence. 



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