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Officers of the Society, - - - - 2 
Geological Development of the Pacific Slope, by Geo. 
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The Origin of Life and its Early Development, by Dr. 
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List of Minerals and Rocks Occurring in 
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Newport, by Prof. T. N. Dale, - 
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List of Plants of Rhode Island (Part 3), 
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President’s Report, - 
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Curator’s Report, - 
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Librarian’s Report, - - ' 
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List of Lectures, - 
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List of Members, - 
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Table of Contents, - 
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