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thus far there had been a prevailing tendency to the use of 

 the brown sandstone, arising doubtless from the facility of 

 access. This had given to all the cities on the Atlantic 

 coast a sombre appearance. In strong contrast with this 

 appeared the white, marble, which to some extent had of 

 late superseded the brown sandstone. Some neutral tinted 

 stone was needed to mediate between these. Prof. Hall 

 exhibited several dressed specimens of different rocks, and 

 pointed out the different localities from which these differ- 

 ent materials might be expected to be drawn. 



Mr. Paterson, from the committee to whom was referred 

 the treasurer's report, made a verbal report, which on mo- 

 tion was adopted. 



Adjourned. 



February 15, 1859. 

 The Institute met according to adjournment, the follow- 

 ing members being present : Messrs. Carpenter, Carroll, 

 Cruikshank, Gillespie, Hall, Hickcox, Homes, Hough, J. 

 Minor, Molinard, Munseil, Murray, Paterson. Pease, Pruyn, 

 Rathbone, Sanford, Swan, Taylor, Vanderpoel, Werner, 

 Wilson and Willard. 



Under election of members, R. H. Bingham, proposed at 

 the last meeting, was elected a resident member. 



The Society then proceeded to ballot for officers for the 

 ensuing year, Dr. Willard and Mr. Murray acting as tellers. 

 The result was as follows : 



John V. L. Pruyn, President. 

 Frederic S. Pease, Treasurer. 

 David Murray, Secretary. 



First Department— 



Richard V. DeWitt, President. 

 John Paterson, Cor. Secretary. 

 John E. Gavit, Rec. Secretary. 

 John H. Hickcox, Librarian. 



