148 PROCEEDIKGS OF THE PALEOJS'TOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



fornia in August, 1915. Professor Merriam reported that this meeting 

 bad been arranged for the first week in August, and that the sessions 

 would occur as follows : The first session will be at the University of 

 California on August 3, the second at Stanford University on August 4, 

 and the remaining sessions at the University of California. Feeling that 

 the most important features of the program should relate to matters of 

 mutual interest to the members of the East and of the extreme West, and 

 coDsidering further that material of the Pacific area might be of especial 

 interest to those visiting California, the Pacific Coast members have ar- 

 ranged for a series of papers on correlation between the paleontologic 

 record of the far West and the standard records of the better known 

 portions of the earth's surface. This series will include a general dis- 

 cussion of paleontologic criteria used in determining time relations be- 

 tween stratigraphic units and several symposia on correlation between 

 the West and other parts of the world. 



After some general announcements by the President as to arrangements 

 for the several sectional meetings, and there being no further matters of 

 business, the Society proceeded to the reading of papers of general in- 

 terest. 



PRESENTATIOX OF GENERAL PAPERS 



The first paper of this section, which was presented by the author and 

 illustrated with lantern slides and specimens, brought forth a general 

 discussion of the problem, in which C. A. Davis, Charles Schuchert, E. 0. 

 Ulrich, G. R. Wielaurl, and the author took a prominent part; 15 

 minutes. 



OCCURRENCE OF ALGAL AND BACTERIAL DEPOSITS IN THE ALGONKIAN 



MOUNTAINS OF MONTANA 



BY CHARLES D. WALCOTT 



Another paper on fossil algfe was selected for presentation next and 

 was illustrated by the author with lantern slides ; 30 minutes. 



FOSSIL ALO^ OF THE ORDOVICIAN IRON ORES OF WABANA, NEWFOUNDLAND 



BY GILBERT VAN INGEN 



Two papers on the paleontology of man were next in order. The first 

 was presented by the author and was illustrated by lantern slides; 15 

 minutes. 



