Of minor funds, we have still seme available for special pur- 

 poses* for instance^ your gift towards binding and continua- 

 tions , which doubtless ycu have forgotten, is net yet all 

 spent , and we have ^feistwc other unexpended funds of small 

 amount . 



I was very sorry that you didn't come over to the meeting 

 of the instruction committee. Mr .Nash presided well, and the 

 meeting was good. He will probably show ycu the report of 

 proceedings . 



University Botanical Club which is to hear a paper this after- 

 noon by Dr. Chrysler on certain morphological characters of 

 Gramineae.lt ought to be good, for he is a clear expositor. He 

 has been selected as instructor in Botany for the coming year 

 and we expect great things of him. 



It is now time for me to go down stairs and take ray seat be- 

 fore the magic lantern , without which, now- a-days ,no talk ap- 

 pears to be complete. With best wishes to ycu and yours, I 

 will shut up this machine with au revoir,hasta la vista, and 

 auf Y/idersehen, just as if you were here. * r^JlitJ^^ 



Just new I am waiting for the meeting of cur 



