38 secretary's annual eeport. 



Repair fund, .$5,000' 



Museum, library, scientific and publication fund, 10,000 



Insurance, light, fuel and general expense fund, 15,000 



Total endowment fund $30,000 



Prof. Dwight, curator of the museum, reported the 

 receipt of 789 specimens for the museum, donated by the 

 following persons : Mr. John Guy Vassar, Mr. C. N. 

 Arnold, Mr! C. J. A. Van Kleeck, Mr. J. W. Adams, 

 Miss M. T. Reynolds, Mr. G. B. Adriance, Mr. Walter 

 Corlies, Jr., John Thompson, Esq., Miss Carpenter, Mr. 

 E. Elsworth, Dr. E. C. Bolton, Mr. J. C. Pumpelly, Mrs. 

 Gilbert E. Hicks, Mr. G. Cornwall, Mr. J. H. Dudley, 

 Prof. W. B. Dwight, Rev. G. C. Berkemeier, Mr. S. 

 Strauss, Mr. A. Innis, Mr. T. J. Woodman, Mrs. W. B. 

 Sinsabaugh, Mr. S. M. Buckingham, Prof. L. C. Cooley, 

 Mr. Frank Adriance, Dr. W. G. Stevenson. 



Mr. Moore, librarian, reported the receipt of 109 pam- 

 phlets, and 173 bound volumes for the library. The in- 

 dividual contributors are as follows : Mr. John Guy 

 Vassar, John Thompson, Esq., Rev. H. Loomis, Jr., Dr. 

 T. J. Backus, Mr. A. M. Frost, Mr. J. C. Pumpelly, Dr. 

 J. B. Holder, Mr. J. A. Seward, Mr. Jacob Corlies, Mr. 

 John P. Adriance, Mr. T. N. Dale, Mr. C. S. Wilber, 

 Hon. James Bishop, Mr. Charles Grube, Hon. J. H. 

 Ketcham, Mr. E. P. Carpenter. The publications that 

 have been received from various scientific societies, and 

 state departments, will be reported by the secretary. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY, DR. STEVENSON. 



Mr. President and Members of Vassar Brothers In- 

 stitute : Although no expense arises from any service 

 rendered by the officers or members of the Institute, it 

 was nevertheless apparent, at the time the society came 

 into possession of its valuable building, that an income, 

 in addition to that derived from the annual dues of 

 members, would be needed in order to meet the neces- 



