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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 
[Dec., 
collection. A number of small collections aggregating 6,000 speci¬ 
mens which have been stored in the basement were critically exam¬ 
ined, specimens of value placed in the general series and the others 
packed away for disposal as duplicates. 
On several field trips to northern New .Jersey, Virginia, etc., Mr. 
Gordon secured a number of valuable rocks and minerals for the 
collection. 
The arrangement of the William S. Vaux collection has been com¬ 
pleted, and Mr. George M. Greene was employed to prepare new 
labels for the entire collection. This work was completed early 
in the year. Further labeling of groups, etc., has been done by 
Mr. Gordon. 
Archeology. 
Mr. Moore’s field expedition during the first three months of 
1916, made a re-investigation of aboriginal sites along the lower 
Mississippi River and in northwest Florida and Southern Alabama. 
The autumn expedition was devoted to the region of northwest 
Florida and southwest Georgia. The results of both expeditions 
being largely pottery, regarded as duplicate, proved the thorough¬ 
ness of his earlier investigations. The collections of archaeological 
material in the museum have been partly rearranged during the 
year, by Miss H. N. Wardle, who has continued to care for the 
department and many specimens have been identified for visitors 
and correspondents. 
A number of local collectors have consulted the collections during 
the year. 
Witmer Stone, Chairman. 
Samuel G. Dixon, 
Henry A. Pilsbry, 
Henry Tucker. 
Report of the Curator of the William S. Vaux Collection. 
Completion of re-labeling, during the early months of the year, 
has brought the William S. Vaux Collection into satisfactory condi¬ 
tion. 
Accessions during the year include ten specimens of meteorites 
and fifteen of minerals, acquired by purchase, and the following 
gifts: 
Thaumasite, Paterson, N. J., and Cacoxenite, Hellertown, Pa., 
presented by Samuel G. Gordon; Stevensite, Paterson, N. J.. and 
