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The subject of the adjournment of the Institute for the 

 season being introduced, it was resolved that the next meet- 

 ing be the last for this season. 



Mr. Munsell nominated Dr. H. D. Paine as a member of the 

 Institute. 



Mr. Murray nominated Prof. Bradish of Michigan Uni- 

 versity, as a corresponding member. 



These nominations were laid over under the rule till the 

 next meeting. 



On motion, the Institute then adjourned. 



June 3, 1863. 



The president, Mr. Pruyn, in the chair. 

 Under elections, Dr. Henry D. Paine was elected a resi- 

 dent member. 



Prof. Alvah Bradish was elected a corresponding member. 



Dr. Franklin B. Hough then, by invitation, read a paper 

 entitled Personal Observation of the Second Battle of Bull 

 Run. Usually, the accounts of battles are not the work 

 of eye-witnesses — never can be. One man can only see a 

 small part of any battle field. My account, therefore, is 

 not an account of the battle, but only of what I saw, or, 

 perhaps, may be termed the personal adventures of a 

 surgeon. 



Dr. Hough then gave a detailed description of the pre- 

 liminary movements and of the disposition of the troops, 

 and of his own movements during the progress of the 

 battle. 



Dr. Hough, after concluding his paper, presented blanks 

 of the Bureau of Military Statistics, containing forms of 

 inquiries, &c; also, he explained their plan for collecting 

 documents, portraits, &c. 



The president, Mr. Pruyn, made some remarks as to the 

 organization of this bureau, and of the movement made to 

 organize it at an earlier day. 



Prof. Murray then read a short paper in regard to a plan 



