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General Meeting, March 18, 1891. 
The President, Prof. F. W. Putnam, in the chair. 
Dr. George Baur spoke of the importance of a scientific explora- 
tion of the Galapagos Islands. 
Prof. W. O. Crosby read a paper “On the colors of soils.” 
(See Technology Quarterly, April 1891, vol. 4, no. 1.) 
General Meeting, April 1 , 1891. 
The President, Prof. F. W. Putnam, in the chair. 
The President appointed Messrs. B. Joy Jeffries, Samuel 
Wells, S. H. Scudder, H. W. Haynes and G. II. Barton a com- 
mittee to nominate officers for the ensuing year. 
The President announced that he should decline re-election 
at the next annual meeting. 
Dr. H. C. Ernst spoke on the latest developments in the germ- 
theory of disease. 
Prof. F. W. Putnam referred to several ancient hearths dis- 
covered in the Little Miami valley by Dr. C. E. Metz. Durin 
the past season Messrs. H. T. Cresson and E. Bolk explorin 
for the Peabody Museum discovered an ancient hearth thirteen 
feet below the surface of the bottom land. This is the oldest 
hearth found in this region. 
Prof. Hyatt showed a Golden Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetus) shot 
at Rangeley Lake, Me., Sept. 19, 1890, and presented to the Mu- 
seum by Mr. Thomas Swan. The thanks of the Society were 
voted to the donor and also to the heirs of the late Mr. E. R. 
Mayo for a valuable collection of shells and conchological library. 
General Meeting, April 15, 1891. 
The President, Prof. F. W. Putnam, in the chair. 
The report of the nominating committee was presented. 
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