Annual Meeting:.] 140 [May 3, 
Meetings. 
Fourteen iiu'elinifs liave Iteeii held. With a total attendance 
of 860, the avera<^e over 61 to a meeting is less than that of last 
year, when it Avas a little less tlian 64. 
Tlie largest attendance at any one meeting this year was 95' the 
smallest 31 ; the largest last year was 121 and the smallest 28. 
Thirty-nine communications have been made by twenty-nine 
persons. 
Library. 
The most noteworthy announcement in regard to tiie library is 
the gift of $5,000 — received from Miss B. L. Randall, executrix 
of the estate of our late member Dr. John Witt Handall, the income 
of which according to Miss Randall's wishes will l)e used for the 
increase of the library. 
The additions to the library are as follows : — 
8vo. 
4to. 
Folio. 
Total 
Volumes 
831 
4« 
I 
380 
Parts 
1,45S 
41)4 
2 
1,954 
Pamphlets 
317 
29 
1 
347 
Ma})s 
16 
16 
Total, 2,697 
The total 2,697 is nearly 300 more than the avei-age for the last 
ten years. The library consists of 20,551 volumes, 1,211 (incom- 
plete including current) volumes, and 9,600 pamphlets. 
To Miss B. L. Randall and Mr. James M. Barnard we are 
especially indebted for a number of books. 
New exchanges have been arranged with seven institutions, as 
follows, Minnesota geological survey ; Iowa academy of sciences; 
Rassegna delle scienze geologiche (Rome) ; Soci^te des sciences 
naturelles de I'Ouest de la France (Nantes) ; Laboratoire de 
geologic de la faculte des sciences (Caen) ; Societe scientiHcpie 
du Chili (Santiago) ; Royal gardens (Kew). 
By purchase we have added three serials, Xatural science. Ento- 
mological news, Journal of geology. 
