112 THE NAUTILUS. 



Will live in myriad laurels won 



From sands, and marls, and strata old, 



And ^liini 1 a* I'Hglltly as the sun 

 In mrdals wrought from mental 



Lon^ o't-i thy path may honors shed 



Their cheering rays, and may the years, 

 As on they conn- \vith i;l;i<l>iinK- tread, 

 Bring smiles tn tlu-e in lieu of tears. 



And when at last thy life shall glide 



Beyiuid the outer rim of Time, 



May heaven's gates swing open wide 



In welcome to its joys sublime. 



JOBS FORD. 

 Philadelphia, January, iSfj. 



ISAAC LEA DEPARTMENT 



[Conducted in the interest of the Isaac Lea Conch. (logical Chapter of the Agassiz Associa- 

 tion by its General Secretary, Mrs. M. Burton Williamson.] 



In conformity with Art. V of the Constitution of our Chapter the 

 election of President and General Secretary occurred on the last 

 Wednesday in December at the home of the latter. All members 

 residing in Southern California were invited to be present. The 

 Hon. Delos Arnold presided in the necessary absence of the presi- 

 dent. The votes were canvassed, and the following were declared 

 elected. 



President, Professor Josiah Keep, Mills College, California. 



General Secretary, Mrs. M. Burton Williamson, University, Los 

 Angelos Co., California. 



The Executive Committee consists of the President, General 

 Secretary and one other member (Art. IV). The Hon. Delos Arnold 

 has been appointed a member of the Committee. 



The following have been appointed Secretaries of the various 

 Sections : 



Section A. Marine Shells of the West Coast, Prof. Keep, Mills 

 College, Cal. 



Section B. Marine Shells of the East Coast, Mrs. E. P. Went- 

 worth, Portland, Maine. 



Section C. Land Shells east of the Rocky Mts., Mr. James 

 Lemon, Ontario, Canada. 



Section D. Fresh Water Shells east of the Rocky Mts., Dr. Win. 

 S. Strode, Lewistown, 111. 



Section E. Laud and Fresh-Water Shells west of the Rocky Mts. 

 (Secretary not yet chosen). 



Section F. Fossil Shells, Hon. Delos Arnold, Pasadena, Califor- 

 nia. 



Section G. Juvenile Section, Mrs. M. P. Olney, Spokane, Wash. 



Section H. Microscopic Shells, Mrs. T. S. Oldroyd, Los Angelos, 

 Cal. 



