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SECTION H—ANTHROPOLOGY. 
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neighbors; Franz Boas, Bae of a pre-Indian oaspeti of) New et 
inal 
S. Kellogg. The relation of arenmotogica? remains to river terrac 
Preliminary studies of Platycnemic a F: a Baker. The art iale a 
humor, and satire; Melville D. Land 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE onka Sessron—Mr. J. A. Bras 
of Allegheny, Pa., brought the following voluntary contributions 
om friends in Pittsburg, Pa. : 
William Thaw One hundred dollars. 
C. G. Hussey One hundred dollars. 
George Westinghouse, J Jr ese Fifty dollars, 
Henry Phipps, Jr Fifty dollars, 
The following resolutions were adopted by the Association: 
PRALA Menorializing Congress to 
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nC) 4 Memorazing the Executive to appoint at an early day an efficient chief of 
e Um ast Sur 
(3 Appointing a committee to obtain from Congress a reduction on the tariff a 
scientific books an a 
wrt) Morea = for the establishment of a bureau of standard 
ogy ument 
(6) Approving = endorsing the project for erecting a mon sh 
remains of J. J. Audubon in nae York Ci 
(7) ipa regret that an invitation to meet in Toronto next year was 
too late for acceptance, 
The following committees were spona 
ry aid for scientific rese: 
On awards of pecunia 
ts 2 ve = transmit to the Esdcative the failais per to the United - 
` (3) A permanent committee on transportation for the Association. 
PROS: following officers. were elected to serve at the 
ng 
President, J. W. Powell, of Washington. Vice-Presidents YY a 
Mathematics but gd Astronomy, Professor Orm a y R of the University hee E 
Physi rA. A. Michelson of Cleveland, Ohio; Chemistry, proleti 
Monroe, of the United States Navy’ rt, R. I; Mechanical Science, i 
a i | “of the Washin , St. Louisi, Geology ar G 
af Cee - H. Cook, New Brunswick se ogy» N 
€Y, Washington; Anthropology, Professor Charles C. Abbott Te 
Science and Statistics, Profess iley, Washington fessor. Ja 
Mees, 
Se cretary, Professor F W. Patnaik Ca sor C. W. T 
Arth Lafayett i , Cambridge. General Secretar}, 
reai e, Ind. Secretary of the Caisil, Pro fessor C. Leo 4 in Orit 
Tr clin William am Lilly, Mauch Chunk. Secretaries of Sections os Hopi 
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i sity; Professor Arthur Beardsl Swarthmore Col “ation s 
aby aake Columbia College; Professor Frank i Bower, Smithsonian - 
ington, 
The place for the next meeting was settled to be at x 
ig the date will be the fourth Wedatsday in August, | a 
