590 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Dec., 
Director . Benjamin Smith Lyman. 
• Vice-Director .F. J. Keeley. 
Recorder and Secretary . S. L. Schumo. 
Treasurer . William B. Davis. 
Conservator .George Vaux, Jr. 
Respectfully submitted by order of the Section, 
Benj. Smith Lyman, Director. 
Ornithological Section. —The Section has maintained an active 
interest in the ornithological department of the Academy and in 
furthering studj’ in this branch of science. 
The Pennsylvania Audubon Society and Delaware Valley Ornitho¬ 
logical Club have been encouraged to hold their meetings at the 
Academy and in this way many persons interested in bird study 
have come into closer relation with the society, resulting in impor¬ 
tant additions to the collection and in the acquisition of important 
data. 
At the annual meeting of the Section the following officers were 
elected for the ensuing year: 
Director .Spencer Trotter. 
Vice-Director . .George Spencer Morris. 
Recorder ...*. Stewardson Brown. 
Secretary .William A. Shryock. 
Treasurer and Conservator .Witmer Stone. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Witmer Stone, Conservator. 
The annual election of Officers, Councillors, and Members of the 
Committee on Accounts was held December 21, with the following 
result: 
President .Samuel G. Dixon, M.D., LL.D. 
Vice-Presidents Edwin G. Conklin, Ph.D., Sc. D., 
John Cadwalader, A.M. 
Recording Secretary Edward J. Nolan, M.D. 
Corresponding Secretary J. Percy Moore, Ph.D. 
Treasurer George Vaux, Jr. 
Librarian Edward J. Nolan, M.D. 
Curators Samuel G. Dixon, M.D., LL.D., 
Henry A. Pilsbry, Sc.D., 
Witmer Stone, A.M., Sc.D., 
Henry Tucker, M.D. 
