PROCEEDINGS 



BOSTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



TAKEN FROM THE SOCIETY'S RECORDS. 



Annual Meeting. May 6, 1874. 



Vice-President R. C. Greenleaf, Esq., in the chair. Forty- 

 nine persons present. 



Prof. Hyatt, Custodian, presented the following Report 

 on the condition and operations of the Society for the year. 



The most important, as well as the saddest event of the 

 past year, was the decease of Prof. Agassiz. 



The great influence which he had exerted, and the deep 

 feelings which he had aroused by his life, were apparent in 

 the respect and sorrow manifested by the entire community. 



The unusual tribute of a Memorial Meeting was accorded 

 to him by the Society, the proceedings being appropriately 

 conducted by those among our members who had been inti- 



PROOEEDINGS B. S. N. H. — YOL. XVII. 1 SEPTEMBER, 1874. 



