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The Secretary reported that in response to an invitation from the 

 president of the Circolo Mateniatico di Palermo the Council had ap- 

 pointed the Marquis Antonio de Gregorio, Corresponding Member, to 

 represent the Academy at the thirtieth anniversary of the foundation of 

 the Circolo, to be held on 14 April. 



The Secretary reported that Professor N. J.,. Britlon, Chairman of the 

 Committee on the Natuial Histoiy Survey of Porto Eico, had received 

 from the Commissioner of Education of Porto Kico a cablegram to the 

 effect that tlie legislature had ai)])rovod the budget for the next fiscal 

 year, including an item of $5,00U for the {)urposes of the Academy's 

 Natural History Survey, also tliat Professor Britton had received from 

 ]\Iajor Basil Dutcher, a letter conveying the same information and. saying 

 that the government's appropriations become available 1 July. The ex- 

 pectation is that this appropriation is to be repeated each year for an 

 additional four years in accordance with the proposition made by the 

 Academy. 



The Academy then adjourned. 



Charles P. Berkey, 



Secretary pro tem. 



SECTION OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY 

 6 April, 1914 



Section was called to order, Vice-President C. P. Berkey presiding. 

 In the absence of the Secretary, Dr. li. B. Earle was chosen to act as 

 secretary pro tem. 



The following programme was offered : 



George Frederick Kunz, The Joiix Boyd Thacher Park; The 



Helderberg Escarpment. 



Charles P. Berkey, Okigix of Some of the Complex Sthfc- 



tures of the Ancient Gneisses of New- 

 York : — Igneous versus Eecrystalliza- 

 TioN Effects. 



Alexis A. Julien, Ttik Gi^kesis of Antigorite and Talc. 



D.S.Martin, X Pkcultar Form of Padiated TonnrA- 



line from Virginia. 



Summauy of Papp:rs 



Dr. Kunz prcscnlcil a pajx'i- on the iicldi'ibci'ir l^scarpment as shown 

 at Countrymen Hill Station — The John Boyd Thacher Park. 



