Baltimore, June 6, 1895.

My dear Marsh, -

I have just received a letter from Chandler in regard to the
Barnard medal. As a member of the Council, I hereby express my
entire approval of the action proposed by the Committee, and I
hope there may be no constitutional objection to carrying out this
plan. There can be no question as to the justice of this action,
as I stated - you may remember - at our last meeting. Rayleigh
evidently has a better sense of justice than some of his friends.

Professor O. C. Marsh,

New Haven, Conn.

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY,
BALTIMORE, MD.

CHEMICAL LABORATORY.

Extract from Minutes of the Council, April 22", 1897.

Mr. Gilbert's resolution was brought to the attention of the Council and Mr. Remsen moved that a Committee of three members of the Council be appointed by the Chair to collect and collate the opinions of the members of the Council on the subject of the method of election of members of the Academy, and to report a plan for improvement of the method to the Council at the next April meeting.

(Adopted.)

The President appointed Messrs. Remsen, Agassiz and Billings as members of the Committee.