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Annual Reports of Academy of 
Reports of Sections 
Report of the Biological and Microscopical Section. —The 
Biological and Microscopical Section held nine meetings during the 
year. 
In conjunction with the Mineralogical and Geological Section 
twenty-two excursions were made to localities in Pennsylvania and 
New Jersey, for purposes of collection, with an average attendance 
of fourteen members and their friends. 
An innovation has been made in the publication of “ Contri¬ 
butions from the Biological and Microscopical Section of the 
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia,’' and the first paper 
is entitled: “New Species of Diatoms, ’ appearing in July. 
The Conservator reports the gift to the Section by Mrs. F. H. 
Easby of the microscope and accessories of the late Dr. C. Newlin 
Pierce, including a Zentmayer Grand-American stand, numerous 
oculars and objectives and one hundred and fifty slides. 
Communications were made by the following members: Messrs. 
T. Chalkley Palmer, Hugo Bilgram, F. J. Keeley, Dr. Thomas S. 
Stewart, Hugh Munro, W. A. Poyser, and Charles S. Boyer. 
The following officers were elected for the year 1923: 
Director .T. Chalkley Palmer 
Vice-Director .John A. Shulze 
Recorder .Charles S. Boyer 
Treasurer .Thomas S. Stewart, M. D. 
Corresponding Secretary .Walter Palmer 
Conservator .F. J. Keeley 
Charles S. Boyer, 
Recorder . 
Entomological Section. —The Entomological Section has held 
all of its stated meetings which have been fairly well attended. 
Interesting communications and exhibits have been made by 
several of the members, contributors and visitors. Messrs. John C. 
