1896.] NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 9 



Those of us who had the good fortune to know Prof. Goode 

 personally, recall his singular charm of character, his genial in- 

 terest in the work of others and his true, scientific spirit. We 

 have lost one of our ablest fellow-workers and one of the truest 

 and best of men. 



The resolution was adopted unanimously by a rising vote. 



The Academy then adjourned. 



Charles L. Bristol, 

 Secretary of Section. 



Stated Meeting. 

 October 19th, 1896. 

 The Academy met and was called to order by the Secretary. 



In the absence of the President and Yice-President, on mo- 

 tion Dr. N. L. Britton was nominated and elected Chairman. 



The Section of Geology and Mineralogy at once organized. 



The minutes of the last meeting of the Section of Mineralogy 

 and Geologj^ were read and approved. 



The first paper of the evening was the following : 



GEOLOGICAL NOTES. 

 LONG ISLAND AND BLOCK ISLAND. 



[Illustrated hj maps, charts and specimens.] 



By Arthur Hollick. 



In my previous investigations on Staten Island, Long Island, 

 Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, I became convinced that a 

 unity of conditions prevailed throughout, and that by careful 

 and systematic work a sufficient number of facts would eventu- 

 ally be accumulated to prove this beyond any reasonable doubt. 

 Accordingly-, year by year, one locality after another was visited, 

 observations were carefully recorded and a large amount of ma- 

 terial was collected. The facts, and the conclusions deduced 



