1871.] 215 [Annual Keport. 



of Drs. Dwight and Carpenter, must be taken into consid- 

 eration. 



Summing up the result, it may safely be said that the 

 courses have been successful ; the character of the lectures 

 and the. interest manifested in them indicate that the Society 

 can exercise an influence as an educator, while, at the same 

 time, by the natural reaction of that influence, it will increase 

 its own strength. 



This success is mainly attributable to the management and 

 exertions of the Secretary. This gentleman, besides attend- 

 ing at the Library much longer every day than his agreement 

 with the Society demanded, was present at nearly every 

 lecture, looking personally to the comfort of the audience. 



MEETINGS. 



Six corresponding and forty-eight resident members have 

 been elected during the year. Of the resident members, 

 three have not completed their membership according to the 

 requirements of the Constitution, and their names do not ap- 

 pear on the records. 



There have been eighteen general meetings of the Society, 

 with an average attendance of forty-one persons; eight meet- 

 ings of the Section of Microscopy, with an average attend- 

 ance of eleven ; seven meetings of the Section of Entomol- 

 ogy, with an average attendance of ten. Thirty-seven writ- 

 ten communications have been made by twenty-six persons, 

 and eighty-nine verbal communications by thirty-six persons, 

 making a total of one hundred and twenty-six. Of these, 

 thirteen were presented in the Section of Entomology, and 

 thirteen in the Section of Microscopy. Their titles are as 

 follows : — 



Agassiz, Alex. On the formation of fiords. December 7, 1870. 



Atwood, N. E. On the habits of the Bluefish. January 18, 1871. 

 Remarks on the habits of the Capelin (Mallotus villosus). March 

 1, 1871. 



