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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 
[Deo., 
Benjamin Sharp, Mr. Witmer Stone and Dr. J. Percy Moore; to the 
Centenary Anniversary of the founding of the Geological Society of 
London, Sir Archibald Geikie, a correspondent; and to the exercises in 
New York commemorating the two hundredth anniversary of the birth 
of Linnseus, Mr. Witmer Stone. Invitations to participate were received 
for the dedication exercises of the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburg, 
the eightieth anniversary of the Imperial Geographical Society of 
Russia, the Fourth International Fishery Congress, the Prehistoric 
Congress of France, the Delegation for the Choice of an International 
Auxiliary Language, the Fiftieth Anniversary of the founding of the 
Parsony Medical and Physical Society, and a memorial meeting to the 
late Samuel Pierpont Langley. Suitable letters or addresses were in 
each case forwarded. 
A noteworthy event of late summer was the meeting in this country 
of the Seventh International Zoological Congress. Upon the invita- 
tion of a committee representing many of the scientific and educational 
institutions of Philadelphia, and which held its meetings at this 
Academy, a large delegation from the Congress, including upwards of 
seventy foreign members, visited this city on September 2 and 3. 
Among the visitors were many distinguished zoologists, including two 
correspondents of the Academy, Dr. Raphael Blanchard, of Paris, and 
Prof. A. A. W. Hubrecht, of Utrecht. The programme of entertain- 
ment was very successfully carried out, both at the Academy and the 
other institutions that were visited, and was very enjoyable to visitors 
and hosts alike. 
An increased number of letters requesting information on subjects 
of scientific interest were received and answered. 
Statistics of the correspondence follow : 
Communications Received. 
Acknowledging receipt of the Academy’s publications, 162 
Transmitting publications, 72 
Requesting exchanges or the supply of deficiencies, 2 
nvitations to learned gatherings, 9 
Notices of death of scientific men, 5 
Circulars relating to the administration of scientific institutions, etc., . . 11 
Biographies of correspondents, 6 
Photographs of correspondents 5 
Miscellaneous letters, 117 
Total received, 389 
