Records of Meetings 
CONDENSED REpoRT OF INSTITUTE MEETINGS 
Oct. 19, 1918.—William T. Davis read a paper on The Cold Winter of 
1917-1918 and its Effect on Vegetation on Staten Island. (See p. 49.) 
Nov. 16, 1918.—Alanson Skinner spoke on Adventures in Costa Rica, de- 
scribing his exploration of Indian graves there. 
Dec. 21, 1918—Arthur A. Michell read a paper on Shakespeare’s Home 
and Country, illustrated with lantern slides. 
Jan. 18, 1919 —Robert W. Gardner spoke on The Coming of the Cement 
House. . 
Feb. 15, 1919—Charles E. Tefft spoke on What has Malaria to Do with 
Monuments? At this meeting the death of Dr. John Quincy Adams on 
February 12 was announced and appropriate resolutions were entered on 
the minutes. 
March 15, 1919.—Arthur Elliott Sproul spoke on Personal Experiences 
in Russia during the Revolution. . 
April 19, 1919.—Clinton G. Abbott spoke on Conserving the Natural Re- 
sources of New York State, with illustrations by motion pictures. 
May 17, 1919.—Annual meeting devoted to election of trustees and con- 
sideration of amendments to Constitution and Bylaws. 
Oct. 4, 1919.—Special meeting to vote on amendments by which the 
number of elective trustees was increased to twenty-one. 
Oct. 18, 1919.—George L. Mitchill, a member of the American Expedi- 
tionary Forces in France, spoke on Aerial Photography. 
Nov. 15, 1919.—Dr. Frederic A. Lucas, director of the American Mu- 
seum af Natura! History, spoke on Whales and Whaling, with lantern 
slide illustration, and received an ovation at the close of a lecture re- 
markable for the intimate knowledge of the subject it displayed. 
Dec. 20, 1919 —William H. Fox, director of the museum of the Brook- 
lyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, spoke on A Visit to the Prado, with 
many illustrations by lantern slides and photogravures of Spanish art. 
Jan. 17, 1920—James P. Chapin spoke on The Central African Wilder- 
ness, describing his adventures during the five years he spent in the Congo 
region with Herbert Lang, with lantern slide illustrations. 
Feb. 21, 1920.—George P. Engelhardt spoke on Dixie Land of the Mor- 
mons, describing southwestern Utah, with lantern slide illustrations. 
March 20, 1920—W. L. Calver spoke on Remarkable Discoveries in the 
Revolutionary Camps of Greater New York, with lantern slide illustra- 
tions and particular reference to the old British fort at Richmond. 
April 17, 1920—Clinton G. Abbott spoke on Conserving the Forests. 
Fish, and Game of ‘New York State, with illustration by motion pictures. 
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