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LOCAL IN TELLIG EN- #.
RECORD OF THE CITY YESTERDAY.
Professor Hcnry's report OF the National Acad
envy Of Sciences, as submitted To Vice Prcsidcn
COltax, IL as follows

for 1912.'13.
Professor Hcnrys report OF the National Acad-
envy OF Sciences, as submitted tn Vice President
COltax, Is as follows
wNsHtSaroS, February a. issa
SIR: In compliance with the provision OF the
act incorporating the National Academy Of
sciences have the honor TO submit herewith to
the senate an account Of its proceedings since
the date nj my last report.
Congress having amended the act Of Incorpo.
ration In conformity with the wish OF the acad-
envy, 40 az to abolish the restriction upon the
number Of its members, the constitution Of the
academy has hccn altered In accordance with
this change In the organic law. A copy Of the
amended constitution IL herewith appended, to-
gcther with list Of the previous members, In
Guiding twenty-five other oncs elected In April,
1879, under the new rule
Since the date q my last report, May lh $50,
'hrpr SESSIONS NJ the academy have been held nj
the following times aud places:
April n, 1911, at Washington, u. G.
April ID, isT2, at Washington, u. c.
November 20, 1917, at Cambridge, Massachu-
setts,
on these three occasions nfty.two communlca-
tlons were presented, consisting Ot memoirs, re-
ports and notices on various scientific subjects,
the titles Of which are given below.
II IA the duty Of the academy to investigate
anu report on all subjects of science or art when
ever called upon TO 10 50 by any Department Of
the Government, the academy receiving no COM
pcnsaton for such service. This provision has
not been made use Of by the Government to the
extent 10 which the academy woud gladly re-
ApOUtl, anu lNhl NuWlN VIONNulN DC NfntuClNl 10
the public service. It Is to he hoped that, as this
function Of the academy becomes more generally
recognized, ts exercise will he called into reqnl-
sltl9n more frequently. During the period GOV.
cred by this report no calls have peen made upon
the academy for such service by me Government.
The enlargement Of the academy has already
mad most beneficial effect In stimulating the
zeal Of tho younger men In the country who are
devoted to scientific pursuits. A large number
Of the most valuable papers were contributed by
tho Younger members a. the recent session IN
Ia NssI8.
Of the academy Ia largely increased hy being
brought into closer sympathy with oil the cultl.
vatOrs Of science in the country.
have the honor to be- very respcctfnlly,
President National Academy Of Silence.
Officers for lSi2-The following IL llst Of on.
Gers for isi2-3i Joseph Henry, president: Vol
colt Gibbs, vice president; Louis ARassiI, for.
'lgn secretary; !. T.. liilgarl home secretary
FGirman Rogers, treasurer,
Cnuncil-S. =. Bairi, N. &. MelGs, q. !. Brush,
W. u. whitney, Benjamin Peirce, !. II. G. Comm
Mcmhrrs-AhhOtt, Henry L., April, 1874; ARas.
slz, Alexander; AgaSslz, Louis; Alexander, Ste.
phrn; Blrnarl, r. A.. r.; Barnard, J. O.; Bart.
guard, Cha;. T.; Brush, !. T.; Clarke, ii. j., April
1879 Coma, J. II. G.; Conn, J. H.; ,ooke, J. r.,
April, 1879 Cope, r. D., April, 1917; Crafts, j. NJ,
| Apnl, 1872; Dalton, J. G.: Dana, J. -; Davis,
John, April, iSi3; Fcrrci "; Geuth, Y. A., April,
1874; Gibbs. wolcott; Could, b., A.; Gnyot, A.
lIadley j., April, isig; Hall, James; Henry,
/ bNNAVU llllNaNf FNp'Htt We NpEll' lNtA till-
gard, J. E.; Humphreys, A. A.; johnson, Samuel
| W.; Lane, J. Homer, April, 1879; lie CUnte, J.
] L.; Lesley. J. r.; LesquereuN, Leo; LYMAN,
! Theodore, April, lsi2; Marsh, George r.; Mayer,
Alfred NJ, April, lsT2; Meek. =. b.; Meigs, ".
G.. Mitchell, s. Weir; Newberry, J. g.; New.
comb, Simon; Newton, II. A.; Ollvcr, James f.,
April, 1874; Packard, A, T., April, 1879; pelrCe,
B'njamtn Pumpely, H., April, 1879; Rogers,
John; Rogers, ", D., April, ISL Rogers, Fair.
man: RO0l d. ". rutherford, l., NJ; saXtOn,
Joseph SchoIt, Charles A., April, isi2; Sllll-
man, Benjamin; smith, !. Lawrence, April,
1879; Simpson, William SnlliTant, ". s.,
Apnl. 1877: Tofrey, John TrOwhridgc, W. r.,
April, lSI2 Trumbull, J. H., April, lsi2: Tuck.
crman, Edward; Nertill, A, T., April, lsI2
Watson, james C.; Whitney, J. D.; Whitney,
W. D.; Winlock, Joseph; wOrthen, 4. H., April,
lS'2; Wyman, Jelirics; Young, Charles A.,
April, lsi2.
honorary members Caswcll, Alexis + Igle-
mann, George; FiRZer, John Fries Gray, Asa
kirkland, Jared r.; Leidy, Joseph Longstteth,
Fisher Mclrs.
FOREIGN assoclates-sir William Rowan Ham
iltnn,' Karl Ernst Won Baer, Michael Faraday,
l.. Ellie de Beaumont, Sir David Brewster q. A.
4. Plaua,' Robert Bunsen, \. W. A. Highlander,
Michel Chaslcs, Henri Milne-Elwartls, Alex.
ander Bntn, George D. Airy, Richard owen,
Frederick WOhler, Sir Roderick I. MurchisOn,
Victor Rcguault, Joachim Barrande, Heinrich
Wilhelm Dove, L. n. &. Durnelster, e. A. 7.
Peters justus Won Llcbig.