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meetings of the Departments shall be arranged by the Departments themselves.

SEC. VI. The regular meetings of the Council shall be on the fourth Saturday in each month, omitting July, August and September. The regular meeting in May shall also be the Annual Meeting of the Council. At its Annual Meeting the Council shall elect its President and Secretary, who shall be also respectively the President and Secretary of the Associate Members.

SEC. VII. It shall be one of the duties of the President of the Associate Members to present at their Annual Meeting, or at the close of his term of office, an address, which shall include a review of the present condition of some Department of the Arts and Sciences. This address shall be incorporated in the proceedings of the Institute.

SEC. VIII. The Council shall recommend to the Board of Trustees measures that will facilitate the general work of the Institute and of its various Departments in the Arts and Sciences, and shall have the direction of the general work of the body of Associate Members.

SEC. IX. The Council shall appoint at its regular meeting in May the following Standing Committees of five members each:

I. COMMITTEE ON LECTURES AND MEETINGS.

2. COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATIONS.

3. COMMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP.

4. COMMITTEE ON APPARATUS.

5. COMMITTEE ON SCIENTIFIC Work.

6. COMMITTEE ON THE ARTS.

The President and Secretary of the Council shall be ex-officio members of the Standing Committees.

SEC. X. Propositions for Associate Membership and Corresponding Membership shall be presented to the Council. Persons already Associate Members or Corresponding Members may be elected members of any Department by the

Department itself. The President and Director of the Board of Trustees, and the President and Secretary of the Associate Members, shall be ex-officio members of each Department of the Institute.

SEC. XI. It shall be the duty of each Department of Associate Members to make an annual report in the month of May to the Board of Trustees and to the Council of Associate Members on the work, the needs, the membership, and the attendance of the Department.

ARTICLE V.-COLLECTIONS AND FUNDS.

SECTION I. The Board of Trustees shall empower the Departments of the Institute to make, classify, preserve and exhibit the collections in the Departments of the Arts and Sciences belonging to their respective branches. Collections shall be admitted to the Museums and Libraries when they shall have been approved by a Committee of Experts appointed by the Department or Departments immediately concerned, and when approved by the Board of Trustees.

SEC. II. The Annual Dues received from the Associate Members shall be apportioned by the Trustees, on recommendation of the Council, among the various Departments of Associate Members, due regard being had for the number of members, the average attendance, the amount and character of the work done, and the needs of each Department. All other moneys received by the Institute shall be placed to the credit of the General Fund of the Institute, unless otherwise designated by the Board of Trustees, or by the person or estate from which they are received.

ARTICLE VI.-AMENDMENTS.

This Constitution may be amended by the concurrent vote of the Board of Directors and the Council, at regular meetings of the same, provided written notice of the proposed amendment is mailed to each member of the respective bodies at least four days before their respective meetings.

THE BY-LAWS

OF

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

SECTION I. The Order of Business at the meetings of the Board of Trustees shall be as follows:

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Unfinished Business.

10. Motions and Miscellaneous Business.

This order may be suspended by vote of the Board at any meeting.

SEC. II. All bills against the Institute, contracted by the authority of the Board, shall be audited by the President and Director. All bills contracted by the Executive Committee shall be audited by the President and the Secretary of the Board. All bills contracted by a standing or Special Committee shall be audited by the President of the Board and the Chairman of the Committee under whose auspices the expense has been incurred. All bills payable from the Associate Funds of the Institute shall be audited by the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of the Council.

SEC. III. The Treasurer shall make a monthly report of the finances of the Institute, and an annual report at the regular meeting in May.

SEC. IV. The Director shall present a report of the work done by the Institute in each succeeding month, and an annual report of the work of the Institute at the regular meeting of the Board in the month of May.

SEC. V. The Executive Committee shall present monthly reports at the regular meetings of the Board, and shall present an annual report at the regular meeting in May.

SEC. VI. The President, Treasurer, Director and Secretary may incur petty expenses in the discharge of their duties, the sum of which shall not exceed One Hundred Dollars, in each case, in any given month.

SEC. VII. The Director shall give as much of his time to the Institute and its interests as the Board of Trustees shall demand, and shall receive compensation therefor. compensation shall be fixed each year by the Trustees.

SEC. VIII. These By-laws may be amended at any regular meeting of the Board, provided notice of the proposed amendments is mailed to each member of the Board, at least four days previous to the meeting.

WORK OF THE YEAR 1898-9.

Anniversary Meetings and General Lectures and Addresses.

I. THE OPENING MEETING AND ADDRESS.

The opening meeting of the Institute for the season of 1898-99 was held on Thursday evening, October 6th. AUGUSTUS HEALY, President of the Board of Trustees, presided, and in a brief address extended, on behalf of the officers, trustees and council of the Institute, a cordial greeting to the members, congratulating them upon the large number and the excellence of the lectures, addresses, courses of instruction and readings prepared for the coming season. He then introduced to the audience President CHARLES KENDALL ADAMS, LL.D., of the University of Wisconsin, who delivered an address on "The Lessons Taught by the Recent Spanish-American War."

II. THE GLADSTONE MEMORIAL MEETING.

A meeting was held on Wednesday evening, December 14th, in commemoration of the life and services of the late Hon. WILLIAM E. GLADSTONE, LL.D., ex-Premier of Great Britain. The Memorial address was delivered by the Rev. ROBERT R. MEREDITH, D.D., Pastor of the Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church of Brooklyn.

III. A SERIES OF ADDRESSES ON "THE OLD

WORLD IN THE NEW."

Oct. 7.-Address by the Rev. EDWARD G. PORTER, of Boston, on "What Spain Has Done for America."

Oct. 14.-Address by the Rev. WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFIS, D.D., of Ithaca, on "What Italy Has Done for America."

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