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respect were drawn up, presented to the Academy and printed for 
distribution among the members. 
Mr. F. J. Keely succeeded Dr. Rex as Conservator. 
Early in the year a committee was appointed to devise plans 
whereby teachers of* the public schools might be instructed in the 
natural sciences. The Academy itself acting in the matter, the 
special committee decided to co-operate with it. 
The new rooms for the Section will probably be ready for occu¬ 
pancy in the spring, and it is intended to furnish them so that there 
will be enlarged facilities for research. 
There are at present in the Section sixty members and con¬ 
tributors. 
Mr. F. J. Keely, the Conservator of the Section, reports as fol¬ 
lows — 
The instruments of the Section are in a serviceable condition, new 
spring clips on two of the smaller stands having been the only 
repairs required. In addition to their use at the separate meetings 
of the Section, at least four of the stands have been regularly on the 
table at the joint meetings with the Academy, on which occasions 
interesting slides have generally been provided by members, or when 
this was not the case, the collection of the Section was drawn upon. 
The collection of slides is in fairly presentable condition, those that 
required it having received an extra ring of cement. During the 
year the following additions have been made :— 
An arrangement for cutting sections of minute objects, devised by % 
Mr. Ryder, presented by Mr. Trenner. 
One Welsbach Light, one Maltwood Finder. Purchased. 
One Beck Binocular Microscope, one Zentmayer Monocular 
Microscope, one Histological Microscope, one Dissecting Microscope, 
one Class Microscope, together with a large number of accessories, 
including twelve objectives and 200 slides, formerly the property 
of J. Aitken Meigs, M. D., bequeathed by his father, John G. 
Meigs. 
One dozen mounts . of selected diatoms, and one dozen strewn 
slides of diatoms, presented by J. «A. Schulze. 
Seven slides of nerves, presented by M. V. Ball. 
