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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 
[Dec., 
George Vaux,Jr., was reappointed by the Council the Solicitor of 
the Academy; Frank J. Keelev was also reappointed Curator of the 
William S. Vaux Collections, and Joseph Wilcox Custodian of the 
Isaac Lea Collections. 
By authority of the Council, the securities of the Academy have 
been transferred from the Trust Company of North America to the 
Girard Trust Co. 
The manuscript history of the Academy, prepared by the Record¬ 
ing Secretary in connection with the Centenary proceedings and 
accepted for publication in 1912, has been for some time ready for 
the printer, but awaits the necessary appropriation for its issue in 
proper form with desirable illustrations. The requisite amount is 
believed to be S1800 for an edition of, say, 500 copies. 
The Hayden Memorial medal was presented to Dr. Henry Fair- 
field Osborn for his distinguished work in palaeontology at a special 
meeting held November 24. The presentation address was made 
by the President and responded to by the recipient of the award. 
The lectures delivered to the pupils of the Girls’ High School, 
referred to in the last report, were continued with gratifying results 
until April 15. During the current season so far two lectures of a 
similar course have been delivered by Dr. Skinner, two by Dr. 
Pilsbry, and one by Dr. Moore. 
The regular course to the public was delivered on Monday evenings 
from January 5 to April 27 as follows: Three by Dr. Witrner Stone, 
on local bird life; one by Dr. B. Franklin Royer, on plagues, their 
transmission and prevention; one by F. Herbert Snow, on dangers 
of bad water: three by Dr. Henry A. Pilsbry, on the scientific ex¬ 
plorers of America; three by Dr. Henry Skinner, on entomology; 
three by Dr. Spencer Trotter, on anthropology; three by Dr. Witrner 
Stone, on local wild flowers, substituting for Air. Stewardson Brown, 
who was unable because of illness to deliver his appointed course. 
The Delaware Valley Naturalists’ Union, the Pennsylvania Library 
Club, the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club, the Philadelphia 
Botanical Club and the Philadelphia County Aledical Society have 
held meetings in the Academy. 
Edward J. Nolan, Recording Secretary. 
REPORT OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. 
In the foreign relations of the Academy during the past year the 
most noteworthy circumstance was the marked decrease in the 
