Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors, held in the Rooms of the Society, March 31, 1906, A quorum was present. President Townley presided. following members were duly elected: List of Members Elected March 31, 1906. Mr. John R. Haake The ..........308 California St., S. F., Cal. Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H. Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, Cal. Minutes of the Eighteenth Annual Meeting of the Astro- at 8 p. m. Α The meeting was called to order by President Townley. quorum was present. The minutes of the last meeting were approved. The following papers were presented: Address of the retiring President, Dr. S. D. Townley, in awarding the Bruce Medal to Professor Dr. Hermann Carl Vogel. The Lick Observatory-Crocker Expeditions to observe the Total Solar Eclipse of August 30, 1905, by Professor C. D. Perrine. Astronomical Observations in 1905, by Professor Torvald Köhl. McNeill. The Committee on nominations reported a list of names proposed for election as Directors, as follows: Messrs. R. G. Aitken, A. H. Babcock, Chas. Burckhalter, W. W. Campbell, Wm. H. Crocker, Chas S. Cushing, Geo. E. Hale, A. O. Leuschner, D. S. Richardson, A. B. Spreckels, F. R. Ziel. For Committee on Publications: Messrs. R. G. Aitken (Chairman), S. D. Townley, B. L. Newkirk. Messrs. von Geldern and Lietz were appointed as tellers. The polls were open from 8.15 to 9 p. m., and the persons above named were duly elected to serve for the ensuing year. Report of the Committee on the Comet Medal, Submitted March 31, 1906. Five unexpected comets were announced in the calendar year 1905. Comet a 1905 was discovered at Nice, France, on March 26th, by Michel Giacobini. Comet b 1905 was discovered at Geneva, Switzerland, on November 17th, by Emil Schaer. Comet e 1905 was discovered at Nice, France, on December 6th, by Michel Giacobini. Comets d and e 1905 were announced by V. M. Slipher and Percival Lowell respectively by means of a photograph taken at the Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona, on November 29th. Announcement of Comet d reached the Pacific Coast on December 14th, and of Comet e on December 29th. These comets have not been observed visually, and the facts concerning them rest upon the single discovery photograph. The Donohoe Comet-Medal of the Society has been awarded to the discoverers of comets a, b, and c. The rules governing the award of to comets d and e. the medal do not make it applicable W. W. CAMPBELL, Comet-Medal Committee. The Treasurer Submitted His Annual Report as follows: Annual Statement of the Receipts and expenditures of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for the Fiscal Year Less engraving medals Nos. 48 to 52, and postage. 1906, March 31st. Cash Balance. BRUCE MEDAL FUND. 1905, March 26th. Cash Balance. Interest $ 2,650 40 120 99 Less remittance to A. Dubois fils, Paris (sixth award). 1906, March 31st. Cash Balance. $ 2,771 39 102 35 $ 2.669 04 JOHN DOLBEER FUND. 1905, March 26th. Cash Balance. Interest $ 5,000 00 218 52 $ 5,218 52 Less interest expended for Publications (see resolution, No. 105, page 207)...... 1906, March 31st. Cash Balance.. WILLIAM ALVORD FUND. 1905, December 20th. Cash received from Estate of William Alvord 218 52 $ 5,000 00 $ 5,000 00 After having read his address, President Townley introduced the lecturer of the evening, Professor Perrine, who gave an account of the three Eclipse Expeditions sent out by the Lick Observatory to observe the Eclipse of August 30, 1905, and showed a number of photographs of the stations, of the instruments used and of the results obtained by the photographic telescopes. The following resolution was, on motion adopted: Resolved, That all the acts appearing in the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors of this Society, as having been done by said Board during the past fiscal year, are here, now, by this Society, approved and confirmed. Adjourned. Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors, held in the Rooms of the Society, March 31, 1906, at 10 p. m. The new Board of Directors was called to order by Mr. Burckhalter. A quorum was present. The minutes of the last meeting were approved. The business in hand being the election of officers for the ensuing year, the following officers, having received a majority of the votes cast, were duly elected: President: Mr. Armin O. Leuschner. First Vice-President: Mr. Chas. S. Cushing. Third Vice-President: Mr. W. W. Campbell. Secretaries: Messrs. R. G. Aitken and F. R. Ziel. Treasurer: Mr. F. R. Ziel. Committee on the Comet-Medal: Messrs. W. W. Campbell (ex officio), Chas. Burckhalter, C. D. Perrine. Library Committee: Mr. von Geldern, Mr. Richardson, Mrs. Schild. Mr. von Geldern was appointed Librarian. The President was authorized to appoint the members of the Finance Committee, and made the following selections: Finance Committee: Chas. S. Cushing (Chairman), Wm. H. Crocker, D. S. Richardson. The Committee on Publication is composed of Messrs. R. G. Aitken (Chairman), S. D. Townley, B. L, Newkirk. Adjourned. |