TRANSACTIONS 



Mr. Henry V. Pelton, chairman of the Literary Section, 

 gave an address entitled " Social Questions." 



Prof. Manuel J. Drennan and Harry F. Parker, M.D., 

 were elected active members. 



DECEMBER 2, 1884— TWENTY-THIRD REGULAR MEETING. 



LeRoy C. Cooley, Ph.D., president, in the chair ; 

 twenty-six members and two hundred and seventy -five 

 guests present. 



Mr. Clarence Cook, of New York, gave an address 

 entitled "Artists and Artisans." For this interesting 

 address a cordial vote of thanks was extended by the 

 Institute to the speaker. 



JANUARY 6, 1885— TWENTY-FOURTH REGULAR MEETING. 



LeRoy C. Cooley, Ph.D., president, in the chair ; 

 twenty-one members and sixty-five guests present. 



A. P. Van Gieson, D.D., chairman of the Art Section, 

 gave an address entitled " Art and Beauty." 



JANUARY 27, 1885— TWENTY-FIFTH REGULAR MEETING. 



President Cooley in the chair ; twenty-eight members 

 and two hundred guests present. 



Prof. Edward D. Cope, of Philadelphia, gave an ad- 

 dress entitled "The Genealogy of the Vertebrata, as 

 learned from Paleontology." The subject was amply 

 illustrated by large and accurate drawings, by charts and 

 the blackboard. 



On motion, a vote of thanks was given to Prof. Cope 

 for his learned and interesting address. 



(Prof. Cope's address is published in part ii. of this 

 volume). 



