Annual Meeting.] 
298 
[May 6, 
During the past winter the Secretary gave a course of ten lec- 
tures before the Teachers’ School of Science on “The Common 
Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay.” This course treated the 
subject from the taxonomic side and was illustrated with dia- 
grams and specimens, over three thousand of which were given 
to those attending the lectures. The course was accompanied 
by a small illustrated pamphlet entitled “An Aid to a Collector 
of the Coelenterata and Echinodermata of New England,” which 
was especially prepared for and distributed among teachers at- 
tending the course. 
The customary information in regard to membership, meet- 
ings, publications and library will be found below. 
Membership. 
The present membership consists of 15 Honorary, 337 Corpo- 
rate, 142 Corresponding and 2 Garden members. 
During the past year we have lost 2 patrons, J. II. Wolcott 
and E. S. Tobey, and 3 Corresponding members, Filipe Poey, 
Alex. Winchell and Jos. Leidy. Messrs. J. C. Sharpe and Henry 
D. Minot, Life members, have died. The names of Le Baron Russell 
and Charles K. Dillaway should be added to the necrology of 
1889. Five corporate members have died and five have resigned. 
Eight corporate members were dropped from our roll for non- 
payment of assessments. 
While the number of members has in the past two years re- 
mained constant it is probable that it will be somewhat in- 
creased in the immediate future. The plan of a Natural History 
Garden and Aquaria would necessitate a large increase. The 
effect upon the scientific character of the Society of such an in- 
crease will be regarded with interest. 
Meetings. 
Fourteen general meetings of the Society have been held dur- 
ing the past year, five of which were illustrated with the stereop- 
