Vol. 6, 1920 
REPORT OF THE AUTUMN MEETING 
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laxes, on the basis of observations made with the 27-inch refracting tele- 
scope. The Academy awarded the sum of $250 from the Draper Fund 
to Dr. Mitchell in 1916 to apply on the purchase of this instrument. The 
microscope cost $650. The proposed grant of $400 will complete the pur- 
chase, in effect making the instrument the property of the Academy, 
and Professor Mitchell will devote an equivalent sum, $400, to the other 
needs of his parallax research. 
2. $300 to Dr. JoKL Stkbbins, Professor of Astronomy in the University 
of Illinois, to assist in the further development and application of the 
photo-electric cell photometer. 
3. $400 to Dr. Frank Schi.esinger, Director of the Allegheny Ob- 
servatory, to enable him to test an automatic zenith camera for the de- 
termination of terrestrial latitudes with the expectation that the results 
will be more accurate than any hitherto obtained by other means. It 
is proposed that this instrument be mounted at least temporarily at the 
International Latitude Observatory, Ukiah, California, where the astron- 
omer in charge, Mr. Neubauer, will operate it for a year or two as a labor 
of love. The grant is needed to install the instrument at Ukiah and to 
make certain auxiliary apparatus required in its operation. 
The award of the Hknry Draper GoIvD Medai^ to Alfred FowlER, 
F.R.S., Professor of Astrophysics, Imperial College, South Kensington, 
lyondon, at the time of the stated meeting in April 1920, for his researches in 
celestial and laboratory spectroscopy, which have led to a valuable in- 
crease of our knowledge of sunspots, comets, and the stars — especially 
red stars of Secchi's Type III. 
At the dinner held at the Hotel Taft on November 11, the Daniel 
Giraud Elliot Medal and Honorarium was presented to Mr. C. 
William Beebe, of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, 
for his work, Monograph of the Pheasants. Dr. Osborn, Chairman of 
the Committee on the Award of the Elliot Medal, outlined briefly the 
history of this award, and Mr. Beebe responded, giving a short, interesting 
talk about his researches on pheasants. Immediately following the dinner, 
President Walcott presented the following recommendations from the 
Council, which were unanimously adopted : 
"That the medal for eminence in the application of science to the public 
welfare be awarded at the Annual Meeting in April 1920, to Herbert 
C. Hoover for his applications of science in the conservation, selection and 
distribution of food." 
"That the Home Secretary be requested to transmit the thanks of the 
Academy to Yale University, President Hadley, the Board of Governors 
of the Graduates' Club, and to the members of the Academy forming the 
local committee, for the courtesies extended to the members of the National 
Academy of Sciences during the Autumn Meeting of 1919." 
SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 
The following papers were presented at the scientific sessions, November 
10 and 11. One asterisk denotes presentation by invitation; two asterisks, 
presentation only by title ; a dagger denotes that the article has been offered 
for publication in the Proceedings. 
