October 14, 1905. Fifteen persons were present, all of whom 

 later signed their names to the constitution, and thus became 

 charter members. 



The object of the meeting, as stated in the call, was to consider 

 the question of forming an institute to promote and foster the 

 study of the arts and sciences in the Bronx. 



Dr. N. L. Britton called the meeting to order, and was elected 

 chairman. Rev. F. Barrows Makepeace was elected secretary. 

 Under instruction from the meeting the chair appointed the fol- 

 lowing committee of five to prepare and present a constitution, and 

 to act as a nominating committee if the constitution thus ordered 

 should be adopted ; it being desired that Dr. Britton should act as 

 chairman ; Mr. Walter E. Hallett, Principal John H. Denbigh, Mr. 

 Albert E. Davis and Mr. G. Gordon Copp. 



The report of the committee, after slight changes resulting from 

 a general discussion, was adopted. 



CONSTITUTION. 



1. The name of this Society shall be the Bronx Society of 

 Arts and Sciences. 



2. Its object shall be to develop and encourage the study of the 

 arts and sciences, and to promote a taste for such study ; to collect 

 and diffuse information concerning the arts and sciences; and. to 

 accomplish these results by means of meetings, lectures, addresses, 

 exhibitions, classes and otherwise ; to form collections of objects 

 found naturally within the Borough of the Bronx, of pictures and 

 other works of art, of articles manufactured within the Borough 

 of the Bronx, and of books relating to the arts and sciences. 



3. The officers of the Society shall be a President, five (5) 

 Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. Their duties 

 shall be those usually appertaining to these offices, and they shall 

 be elected by ballot at each annual meeting. The Treasurer shall 

 give such bond as may be approved by the Council. 



4. The officers and fifteen (15) other members of the Society 

 shall constitute the Council; the 15 Councillors additional to the 

 officers shall be elected by ballot at each annual meeting. The 

 Council shall have charge and control of all the business of the 

 Society, except the election of members. It shall, however, serve 

 as a Membership Committee, to consider all nominations for mem- 

 bership and to report thereon to the Society. The Council shall 

 submit a complete report of its proceedings to the Society at each 

 annual meeting, and whenever instructed to do so by the Society ; 



