Hayden Memorial Geological Fund. 



Mrs. Emma W. Hajden has given to the Academy of Natural 

 Sciences of Philadelphia in trust the sum of $2,500, to be known 

 as the Hayden Memorial Geological Fund, in commemoration of 

 her husband, the late Prof. Ferdinand V. Hayden, M.D., LL.D. 

 According to the terms of the trust, a bronze medal and the 

 balance of the interest arising from the fund are to be awarded 

 annuallj^ for the best publication, exploration, discover}' or 

 research in the sciences of geology and paleontology, or in such 

 particular branches thereof as may be designated. The award 

 and all matters connected therewith are to be determined b}' a 

 committee to be selected in an appropriate manner b}' the Acad- 

 emy. The recognition is not confined to American naturalists. 



