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Chicago Academy of Sciouco. 



Cincinnati Society ol'Natnial History. 



Colorado Scientific Society. 



Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 



Davenport Academy of Sciences. 



Elliott Society of Natural History. 



Elisha Mitchell Natural History Society. 



Essex Institute. 



Franklin Institute. 



Hamilton Association. 



Kansas Academy of Science. 



Lackawanna Institute of History and Science. 



Manitoba Historical and Scientific Society. 



Merideu Scientific Association. 



Minnesota Academy of Science. 



National Academy of Science. 



National Geographic Society. 



New Brunswick Natural History Society. 



Newport Natural History Societj\ 



New Yoi-k Academy of Science. 



Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science. 



Ohio Mechanics' Institute. 



Pacific Coast Technical Society. 



Peoria Scientific Association. 



Philosophical Society of Washington. 



Portland Society of Natural History. 



Quebec Literary and Historical Society. 



Koyal Society of Canada. 



San Diego Lyceum of Science. 



Santa Barbara Natural History Society. 



Sedalia Natural History Society. 



State Historical Society of Iowa. 



Staten Island Natural Science Association. 



St. Louis Academy of Science. 



Texas Geological and Scientific Association. 



Trenton Natural History Society. 



Wisconsin Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Letters. 



Worcester Natural History Society. 



Wyoming Historical and Geological Society. 



MISCELLANEOITS. 



The most noteworthy event of the biennial period in American geol- 

 ogy was the birth of the Geological Society of America. The project 

 of organizing such a society lias been under consideration by the lead- 

 ing geologists of the country for a decade ; and a call issued by some 

 of its promoters during the summer of 1888, inviting those interested 

 to meet at Cleveland on tiie day before the opening of the session of 

 the American Association for the Advancement of Science (August 

 14), received hearty response ; and temporary organization was there 

 eftected. A meeting for completing the organization was held at Ith- 

 aca on December 27, and the society was there formally created with 

 an original fellowship of one hundred and two. The veteran geologist 



