HEPOKT OF TIIK COUNCIL 5 



of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by First Vice-President 

 Lindgren in the absence of Pi-esident Becker, who was detained at home 

 by illness. Professor Lindgren introdnced Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, who 

 in turn welcomed the visiting geologists and paleontologists in the name 

 of the Academy. 



The report of the Couiuil for the year ending November 30, 1914, was 

 ])resented as follows : 



REPORT OP THE COUNCIL 



To the Geological tSocietij of Aiiier'ua, in lii'i'idij-secenlh annual meeting 

 assembled: 



The regular aiuiuai meeting of the Council was held at Princeton, 

 New Jersey, in eonnection with the meeting of the Society, December ;;(» 

 and 31, 1913, and January 1, 1914. 



The details of administration for the twenty-sixth year of the existence 

 of the Society are given in the following reports of the officers : 



Secretary's Report 



To the Council of the Geological Society of America: 



Meetings. — ^The proceedings of the annual general meeting of the 

 Society held at Princeton, N. J., December 30 and 31, 1913, and Janu- 

 ary 1, 1914, have been recorded in volume 25, pages 1-118; of the Cor- 

 dilleran Section, pages 119-126, and of the Paleontological Society, pages 

 127-156, of the Bulletin. 



Membership. — During the past year the Society has lost four Fellows^ 

 by death — Alfred E. Barlow, Albert S. Bickmore, Horace C. Hovey, and 

 Newton H. Winciiell; and three Correspondents, JI. Kosenbusch, Eduard 

 Suess, and Th. Tschernyschew. One resignation has become effective. 

 The names of the twelve Fellows elected at the Princeton meeting have 

 been added to the list, all of them having completed their membership 

 according to the rule. The present enrollment of the Society is 363. 

 Nineteen candidates for Fellowship are before the Society for election 

 and several applications are under consideration by the Council. 



Distribution of Bulletin. — There have been received during the year 

 8 new sub.scriptions to tlif ihdlft in, and 5 subscri]>t ions bave been dis- 

 continued, makini^- tlir nnndicr nf sidtsciilici's IIS. 



The irreguiai- disli-ihul ion (if llic liullclin diii'ing tlie past year has 

 been as follows: Compiek' Mdunics sold Id I he |)nblic, 46; sold to Fel- 



' .since the meeting the SecTotary has receiviil imiicf of the death of .\rlhiir W. \\\\- 

 inott on May 8, 1914. 



