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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 
[Dec. 
by Mr. A. H. Gottschall, of Harrisburg, Pa., who gathered it together 
from 1871 to 1892. It forms an exceedingly valuable collection of 
ethnographic and archaeological material, which strengthens the 
Academy’s department where it was weakest. The greater part 
of the collection is still of necessity preserved in storage; but beside 
the exhibit mentioned, Miss H. N. Wardle, who superintended the 
packing and unpacking of the collection, has picked out, labelled 
and catalogued some 350 pieces of Eskimo and northwest coast 
material. Miss Wardle has had to rearrange a large part of the 
ethnographic exhibition to make room for these accessions. 
A series of 89 European Stone Age artefacts found among the 
Pourier Collections of fossils were turned over to Miss Wardle and 
have been cleansed, catalogued and labelled. 
Another valuable addition to the department has been a gift of 
numerous pieces of basketry, etc., from Mrs. Curwin Stoddart. 
Witmer Stone, Chairman. 
Samuel G. Dixon, M.D. 
Henry A. Pilsbry. 
Henry Tucker. 
REPORTS OF THE SECTIONS. 
Many of the statements heretofore found in the reports of the 
Sections are now included in the Curators’ Report. 
Biological and Microscopical Section. —Eight stated meetings 
have been held during the year. 
The following communications were made: 
Mr. F. J. Keeley described various species of diatoms, including 
specimens he had collected in Florida. 
Mr. T. C. Palmer, besides other communications, described 
species of diatoms he had collected in Yellowstone Park. 
Mr. Hugo Bilgram exhibited certain varieties of Myxornycetes, 
which appeared to be new. 
Mr. C. S. Boyer exhibited a new species of Chcetoceros, a descrip¬ 
tion of which was published in the Proceedings. 
Dr. T. S. Stewart exhibited various pathological slides. 
Other communications were made by Messrs. S. L. Schumo, 
J. W. Palmer, W. H. Van Sickel, William B. Davis, and several 
visitors. 
