RECORDS OF MEETINGS OF 1906 271 



SECTION OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY. 

 February 12, 1906. 



The Section met at 8: 15 P. M. at the American Museum of Natural 

 History, Vice-President Hovey presiding. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting of the Section were read and 

 approved. 



The following program was then offered: 



J. H. Wilson, Discovery of Fossil Shells in Manhattan Island. 



Geo. F. Kunz, Diamonds in America. 



G. M. Richards, Geology of the Country Traversed by the Wallace 



Expedition to Labrador in 1905. 

 J. F. Kemp, The Trap Dyke in Fayette County, Penn. 



All the papers were followed by discussions. 

 The Section then adjourned. 



A. W. Grabau, 



Secretary. 



SECTION OF ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY. 



February 19, 1906. 



The Section met at 8: 15 P. M. at the American Museum of Natural 

 History, Vice-President Trowbridge presiding. 



The program of the evening consisted of a public lecture: 



S. A. Mitchell, "The Total Eclipse of the Sun of August, 1905." 



The lecture was illustrated by a fine series of steropticon views made 

 from photographs taken during the eclipse, and was well attended by 

 members and their friends. 



Milton Franklin, 



Secretary. 



