398 HANDBOOK OF LEARNED SOCIETIES 



Publications. 



Presidential address . . . with abstracts of minutes . . . 1893/4- 

 1897/8. Washington, 1895-99. 4 nos. 8. 



George Washington University. 



Address. Washington, D. C. President: Charles W. Needham. 

 History. Charter granted in 1821 by act of Congress creating the 

 Columbian College in the District of Columbia; name changed to 

 Columbian University in 1873 ; present name adopted Sept. I, 1904. 



Ref.: Brief chronicles of the Columbian college from 1821 to 1873, and of 

 the Columbian university from 1873 to 1889. Comp. by J. C. Welling. 

 Washington, 1889. 8. 



Publications. 



George Washington University BULLETIN, v. I- VI, May i9O2-Dec. 

 1907. Washington, D. C., [1902-07]. 8. 

 Published in Mar., June, Oct. and Dec. 



Contains besides catalogues, announcements, etc., the following: v. 2, no. 

 3, The Alaskan boundary tribunal, by J. W. Foster, etc. ; v. 3, no. 3-4 and 

 v. 4, no. 3, Scientific numbers ; v. 4, no. 4, Politics and diplomacy number 

 (papers also reprinted separately as George Washington university publi- 

 cations. Politics and diplomacy series, v. I, no. 1-7. Price: 25c. each) ; 

 v. 5, no. 3 and v. 6, no. 4, Department of medicine numbers ; v. 5, no. 4, 

 Faculty of graduate studies number. 



Historical catalogue of the officers and graduates . . . 1821-1891. 

 Washington, D. C., 1891. 8. 

 Pub. by the Alumni association. 



National Geographic Society. 



Address. Hubbard Memorial Building, Washington, D. C. 



History. Founded and incorporated in Jan. 1888. The building of the 

 society has been occupied since 1903. The society has sent expedi- 

 tions to Alaska, Mount Pelee and La Souffriere, and has participated 

 in Arctic expeditions. 



Object. Increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge. 



Meetings. Regular (scientific) meetings on alternate Friday evenings, Nov. to 

 May, in the Hubbard Memorial Hall; special meetings (popular lectures on 

 geographic topics of general interest) on Friday evenings alternating with the 

 scientific meetings ; afternoon course of lectures, 5 in number, during Feb. and 

 March; excursion and field meetings in May and October. 



Membership. 1600 resident and 20,800 non-resident (annual dues. $2; life compo- 

 sition, $50) ; contribution of patrons, $1,000. Members' season lecture tickets 

 admitting 2 persons, $3. 



