4 ELISHA MITCHELL SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL 



members of the Academy by the ladies and faculty of Trinity 

 College. 



Another business session was held on the morning- of the 

 29th. On recommendation of the nominating committee, 

 consisting of Professor Collier Cobb, Mr. C. S. Brimley and 

 Professor W. B. Sackett, the following' officers were elected : 



President, C. W. Edwards. 



Vice-President, C E. Brewer. 



Secretary-Treasurer, Franklin Sherman, Jr. 



Executive Committee, C. W. Edwards and Franklin Sher- 

 man, Jr., ex-officio, F. L. Stevens, W. G. Sackett, H. H. 

 Brimley, C. B. Williams, W. L. Poteat, Chas. Baskerville, 

 Collier Cobb. 



The following by-law was adopted : 



The executive committee shall Jill all vacancies occurring be- 

 tween meetings of the Academy. 



It was resolved that the Academy extend its heartfelt 

 thanks to the faculty of Trinity College and to the local com- 

 mittee in particular for the kindness shown in arranging so 

 admirably for this meeting. 



On the conclusion of business, the presentation of papers 

 was again taken up and continued until the final adjournment 

 at the close of the session. 



The program of papers presented at this meeting is as 

 follows : 



PAPERS READ. 



1. A New Method of Investigating Alternating Current 

 Phenomena. C. W. Edwards. 



2. Some Recent Work on the Morphology of the Coral 

 Polyps. J. E. D tier den. 



3. Baccillary Dysentery. Fred K. Cooke. 



4. Some Interesting Insect Captures. Franklin Sherman, Jr. 



5. Notes on the Reproduction of Certain Reptiles. C. S. 

 Brimley. 



6. Ecological Notes on Mosquitoes with Notes on Color 

 Preference. W. G. Sackett. 



