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3d. In conclusion, the committee was of the opinion that in general no better 
use can be made of the funds of the Department, than by employing them in 
furtherance of such scientific investigations as come within its range of action. 
It is desirable that this should from the first be made the settled principle of 
the Department, and the committee believed that means will not be wanting 
to carry it out. 
The committee therefore recommended the adoption of the third resolution, 
leaving it to the Department to decide whether the amount shall be raised by 
subscription or appropriated directly from the treasury. 
On motion of Dr. Hammond, the Department made the following resolu- 
tions : — 
Resolved, That Dr. M, be appointed a committee of one on the subject of the 
physical development of the native born white American race, with power to 
add to the committee such persons as he may think proper. 
Resolved, That said committee be authorized to make use of the name of the 
Department in its inquiries. 
Resolved, That said committee be authorized to draw upon the Treasurer for 
such funds as may be required, not exceeding sixty dollars. 
On motion of De. Hammond, it was resolved that a Committee be appointed 
to solicit subscriptions, to be paid over to the Treasurer in aid of the investiga- 
tion, in regard to the statistics of the human race in America. 
Mr. FouLKE, a Member of the Committee on Dr. Hartshorne's paper on the 
relations of Physiology to Palaeontology, stated that before the action of the 
committee, the author was compelled to go to Europe for his health, and he 
preferred to withdraw his paper. Mr. Foulke, therefore, at his request, asked 
leave for the withdrawal of the paper, which was granted by the Depart- 
ment. 
Dr. E. Hartshorne presented a resolution, asking for the appointment of a 
committtee, consisting of five persons, to devise and report upon a plan for 
securing a wide circulation of the memoirs of the Department among medical 
readers. The resolution was adopted, and a committee, consisting of Messrs. 
E. Hartshorne, Hammond, Leidy, Mitchell and Atlee was appointed. 
The following persons were chosen as the officers and members of the Stand- 
ing Committees for the ensuing year : 
Director. — Dr. Leidy. 
Vice-Director. — Dr. Hammond. 
Recorder. — Dr. Hartshorne. 
Conservator. — Dr. Morris. 
Treasurer. — Mr. Queen. 
Auditors. — Mr. Slack, Mr. Sergeant and Dr. Wurtz. 
Anatomy and Histology. — Drs. Leidy, Schmidt and Atlee. 
Physiology. — Drs. Hammond, Mitchell and Morris. 
Pathology and Pathological Anatomy. — Drs. Woodward, Moorehouse and 
Baker. 
Organic Chemistry. — Drs. Rand, Morris and Wilcocks. 
Micrology. — Drs. Boker, Woodward and Mitchell. 
Embryology. — Drs. Atlee, Corse and H. Hartshorne. 
Etiology and Hygiene. — E. Harsthorne, H. Hartshorne and S. Powell. 
The Treasurer's Report was read, showing a balance on hand of $70 36. 
December 2,0th. Dr. S. W. Mitchell read a paper upon the effects of certain 
substances upon the exposed hearts of animals, which was ordered to be published 
in a medical journal. The following is an abstract of this paper : 
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