10 secretary's annual report. 



Mr. President and Members of Vassar Brothers In- 

 stitute : Observing the requirements of our rules, your 

 secretary has the honor to present his fourth annual re- 

 port in relation to the work and progress of the society 

 for the year ending this date. 



During the year one member, Mr. John Sleight, has 

 died, and the names of twenty-three members have been 

 taken from the roll by resignations or because of arrear- 

 age in annual dues. Six gentlemen and one lady have 

 been elected, and have qualified as active members. 

 The present membership is one hundred nineteen. 



The following addresses were given before the Institute 

 during the season of 1884-85 : 



1884. 



October 7 



October 21 



October 28 



" The Evolution of Science." 



L. C. Cooley, Ph.D., president of the Institute. 

 " The Just Claims of Natural Science." 



Prof. W. B. Dwight, chairman of Scientific Section. 

 " Social Questions." 



Henry V. Pelton, Esq., chairman of Literary Section. 

 •' Artist and Artizan.". .Mr. Clarence Cook, of New York. 



" Art and Beauty." 



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



■ ' The Genealogy of the Vertebrata, as learned from 



Paleontology.". . .Prof. E. D. Cope, of Philadelphia. 



"Three Centuries of Painting.". . . .Prof. H. von Ingen. 



" A Study of the Sun." James M. DeGarmo, Ph.D. 



Your secretary desires, in a special manner to express, 

 in this public way, the cordial thanks of the Institute to 

 Mr. Clarence Cook and to Prof. E. D. Cope for the 

 learned and interesting addresses they so kindly and 

 generously gave before us. 



The average number of members present at the meet- 

 ings was twenty-two, and of guests one hundred twenty. 



During the year volume ii., containing the transactions 

 and scientific papers of the Institute and its Scientific 

 Section from May 1, 1883, to May 6, 1884, has been is- 



Decembei 



2 



1885. 





January 



6. 



January 



27. 



March 



3. 



April 



6. 



