AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INSTRUCTION.

SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING.

JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS.

HARTFORD, AUGUST 21st, 1845.

In the absence of the President, the Institute was called to order by Mr. Thayer, one of the Vice Presidents, at half past seven o'clock, P. M. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. Edwards, after which, the Introductory Lecture was delivered by the Rev. Joel Hawes, of Hartford.

After the Lecture, the Institute adjourned to meet in the Lecture-Room of the First Parish Church, at 8 o'clock, on Friday Morning.

Friday Morning, Aug. 22-The Recording Secretary read that portion of the Records of the last year which pertained to the organization of the meeting.

Voted, To appoint a Committee of two to report the doings of the meetings. Professor E. A. Andrews and Mr. John Kingsbury, constituted this Committee.

Messrs. N. A. Eggleston and J. W. Skinner, were added to the Committee.

Messrs. J. F. Bumstead, A. Greenleaf, and H. Barnard, were appointed a Committee to collect, count, and sort the

votes.

The Committee reported that the following list of officers was unanimously elected.

Peter Mackintosh, Jr., Boston, "
John Kingsbury, Providence, R. I.
Elipha White, John's Island, S. C.
Samuel Pettes, Boston, Mass.
Nehemiah Cleaveland, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Denison Olmstead, New Haven, Conn.
Benjamin Greenleaf, Bradford, Mass.
John A. Shaw, New Orleans.
Frederick Emerson, Boston, Mass.
Stephen C. Phillips, Salem,

Cyrus Pierce, Newton,

Wm. Russell, Medford,

David Choate, Essex,

Wm. B. Fowle, Boston,

Cyrus Mason, New York City.

J. H. Agnew, Newark, N. J.

Alfred Greenleaf, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Nathan Bishop, Providence, R. I.

Luther Robinson, Boston.

Oliver Carlton, Salem, Mass.

Thomas A. Green, New Bedford, Mass.