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Pasadena and Mount Wilson in 1910. A large amount of cooperative work is 
in progress under the auspices of the union. 
“The committee on chemical research has prepared a circular letter to 
investigators, inviting their cooperation, and the work will be developed rapidly 
as soon as Doctor Noyes is relieved from his present duties as acting president of 
the Institute of Technology (in a few weeks). 
“ The committee recognized the importance of cooperative investigations in this 
country, as well as those of international scope, and decided to encourage promis- 
ing opportunities in either field. 
“The chairman was authorized to invite several other members of the academy 
(selected by the committee) to join the committee, namely, Messrs. Mall, Moore, 
Chittenden, Chamberlin, Davis, and Wilson. 
“The importance of providing for adequate means of publication of short 
papers, as well as complete volumes of transactions, was recognized by the com- 
mittee, and it was decided to request you to bring this matter to the attention of 
the council. 
“Tt was announced that the academy would be represented by one of the mem- 
bers of the committee (George E. Hale) at the council meeting of the Inter- 
national Association of Academies, to be held in Rome June 1-3 next. ‘The 
appointment of Professor Hale was made by President Remsen. 
“Simon NeEwcomes, 
“A, A. Noyes, 
“C. §. Minot, 
“H. F. Oszorn, 
“ Gerorce E. Hae, Chairman. 
“ Communicated by 
“ HENRY F. Osporn.” 
The second codperative committee appointed in 1908 was one 
on International Paleontological Correlation. The committee 
on this important subject divided itself into a Vertebrate Section 
and an Invertebrate Section. The Vertebrate Section submitted 
a report in 1909, which was published in the Annals of the 
New York Academy of Sciences, under the title of ‘“‘ Geologic 
Correlation Through Vertebrate Paleontology by International 
Cooperation.” *° 
The Academy published this year a comprehensive report on 
the trust funds of the Academy, comprising transcripts of wills 
® Annals N. Y. Acad. Sci., vol. xix, no. 2, part 1, pp. 41-44, April 20, 1909, “ Correlation 
Bulletin, no. 1, Plan and Scope.” 
