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It was moved, seconded, and carried, that the Executive Com- 

 mittee be requested to consider the advisability of so changing 

 the Constitution, or By-laws, as to secure the sending to every 

 member of the Society notice of the nominations for honorary 

 membership before the election takes place. 



It was moved, seconded, and voted, that the Executive Commit- 

 tee be I'equested to consider the advisability of so changing the 

 Constitution as to reduce the annual dues from two dollars to 

 one. 



At seven, o'clock, between thirty and forty sat down to the 

 Annual Dinner, at the New Haven House, which proved to be a 

 most enjoyable occasion. 



FIFTH SESSION. 

 Tuesday, December 29, a.m. 



The first paper of the day was by Professor James D. Dana, on 

 " The Volcano of Kilauea." 



A paper on "A Simple Method of Measuring the Thickness of 

 Inclined Strata," by Mr. C. D. Walcott, was read by Professor 

 H. S. Williams. 



Professor William B. Dwight exhibited and explained the 

 working of "Improved Machinery and Appliances for cutting 

 Sections of Rock and Fossils in any desired Planes." 



The following resolution was brought before the Society by 

 Professor : — 



" Resolved^ That tlie American Society of Naturalists send 

 to the editors of " The Journal of Morphology " their congratula- 

 tions on the work which they have undertaken, and that the 

 sum of $60 (sixty dollars) be appropriated from the funds of the 

 Society for the purchase of ten copies of the first volume, 

 and — 



" Resolved^ That a committee of three be appointed by the 

 Chair to decide upon the best manner of distributing the copies 



