PROCEEDINGS. XXXIII 



The following amendments to the Constitution were unani 

 mously adopted : 



Article III, of members ; the first sentence to be altered by the addition 

 of the word "foreign," and to read as follows: The Society shall consist 

 of active, corresponding, foreign, and honorary members. 



Article IV, of officers ; to insert the following sentence : Presidents of 

 the Society shall be members of the Council after the expiration of their 

 term as President, without election thereto, in addition to the members 

 of the Council otherwise provided for by the Constitution. 



The Society then proceeded to ballot for officers for the ensuing 

 year, with the following results : 



President Mr. G. Brown Goode. 



Vice-Presidents Prof. Charles V. Riley, Prof. Lester F. 

 Ward, Mr. William H. Dall, Prof. Otis T. Mason. 



Secretaries Mr. Richard Rathbun, Dr. Frank Baker. 



Treasurer Mr. Frederick W. True. 



Additional Members of the Counctl-^Dr. J. H. Kidder, Mr. 

 C. D. Walcott, Mr. Romyn Hitchcock, Dr. George Vasey, Mr. 

 J. L. Wortman. 



SEVENTY-SECOND MEETING, January 24, 1885. 



The fifth anniversary meeting was held in the lecture-room of 

 the National Museum, the President, Mr. Goode, in the chair, 

 and about one hundred 'persons present. 



The retiring President, Dr. White, delivered an address upon 

 THE RELATION OF BIOLOGY TO GEOLOGICAL HISTORY,* at the 

 close of which, on motion of Mr. Dall, seconded by Prof. Mason 

 and Prof. Ward, a vote of thanks was tendered him for his excel 

 lent communication, and for the very acceptable manner in which 

 he had conducted the affairs of the Society during the past two 

 years. 



SEVENTY-THIRD MEETING, February 7 5 1885. 



The President occupied the chair, and twenty-five members 

 were present. 



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