TITLES OF PAPERS READ BEFORE THE SOCIETY. 133 



A telegram from Sir J. W. Dawson, the President-elect, in response to 

 one sent him notifying him of his election, was received, and read at a 

 later hour during the morning session. 



The President announced that the summer meeting would be held at 

 Madison, Wisconsin, the precise date in August to be announced later. 



The annual address of the President was read from the chair: 



( '< (NTINENTAL PROBLEMS 



BY G. K. GILBERT 



The address is printed as pages 179-190 of this volume. 

 The first paper of the program was — 



THE ARCHEAN ROCKS WEST OF LAKE SUPERIOR 

 BY W. II. C. SMITH 



Mr Smith,* a member of the Geological Survey Department of Canada. 

 was introduced by R. W. Ells. The paper was discussed by ('. R. Van 

 Hise and A. R. C. Selwyn. It is printed as pages 333-348 of this volume. 



The second paper was — 



RELATIONS OF THE LAURENTIAN AND HURONIAN ROCKS NORTH OF LAKE 



HURON 



BY ALFRED 15. BARLOW 



Remarks were made by C. R. Van Hise. The paper is printed on 

 pages 313-332 of this volume. It was read under the title "On the 

 Archean of the Sudbury mining District." 



A recess was taken until 2 o'clock. When the Society reconvened the 

 following paper was read for the absent author by Mr W .1 McGee : 



THE WORK OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 



BY J. \V. POWELL 



The communication was illustrated by samples of the maps published 

 and projected by the Survey. Remarks were made by A. R. ('. Selwyn 

 and P>. K. Emerson. The paper is printed in Science, volume xxi, 

 number 519, pages 15-17. 



*Soon after the adjournment of the n ting came the sad annoui menl of the death of Mr. 



Smith. To his activity was in no small asure due the success of the Ottawa 



indeed, his death may be said to have i n partly due to his persistent efforts, exerted even iu 



the face of his physician's warning. 



