The board of Overseers held a meeting yesterday morning. It was voted to concur with the president and fellows in their votes electing George Herbert Palmer, A. M., professor of natural religion, moral philosophy and civil polity also in appointing Francis Bowen, LL. D, Alford professor of natural religion, moral philosophy and civil polity, emeritus, in consideration of his many valuable services to the college during the past fifty years. The reports of the committees on the botanic gardens, herbarium and observatory were presented. Mr. Putnam presented a minority report on history and political science, and it was referred to the committee on reports and resolutions.

The principal standing committees for 1889-90 are made up as follows: Elections, W. G. Russell. G. O. Shattuck, Edmund Wetmore, Henry Cabot Lodge; reports and resolutions-C. F. Adams, H. W. Putnam, J. T. Morse jr., H. W. Torrey, J. O. Sargent, J. R. Lowell, R. M. Morse; departments, Divinity school-A. P. Peabody, E. R. Hoar, F. H. Hornbrooke, Alexander McKenzie, C. F. Dole, Arthur Brooks; Law school-C. C. Beaman. J. C. Carter, Jeremiah Smith. H. W. Putnam, L. D. Brandlis, J. B. Warner, F. C. Lowell; Medical and Dental schools-R. M. Hodges. Morrill Wyman, H. P. Wolcott, G. B. Shattuck, Algernon Coolidge, J. S. Billings; physical training, athletics, sports and sanitary condition of the buildings-Robert Bacon, H. P. Wolcott, Augustus Hemenway, C. F. Adams. 2d, G. W. Weld, R. F. Clark, Edwin Farnum; college government, F. C. Lowell, Samuel Hoar, E. P. Seaver, S. M. Weld, Moorfield Story, and T. K. Lothrop.