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Mr. Horace W. Britcher read a paper entitled: 
A SUMMER LABORATORY ON THE COAST OF 
MAINE. 
Mr. Britcher told of his specialty, spiders, and also de- 
scribed the methods of securing material at the laboratory, by 
dredging, etc. Many specimens were also shown. 
DECEMBER 18, 1896. 
SIXTH REGULAR MEETING. 
The president, CHARLES W. Harcrrr, in the chair. 
Forty-seven persons present. 
Dr. S. R. Calthrop delivered an address entitled, 
LOCAL GLACIERS. 
He described the earth’s surface at the time of the Glacial 
Epoch especially in this vicinity of Central New York, and then 
took up the results of the ice action in this vicinity. Skaneateles 
Lake was stated to be a result of glacial action. 
Dr. Alfred Mercer next spoke about 
ALASKAN- GLACIERS. 
He explained that the trip was taken with Prof. Muir, the 
discoverer of the famous glacier, and illustrated his talk with 
many maps, charts, and photographs. 
Dr. E. C. Quereau spoke about 
SWISS GLACIERS. 
The character of these streams of ice, their method of form- 
ation, their appearance, and their habit of forcing their way down 
to the region of green fields and flowers, were all carefully de- 
scribed, and many photographs shown. 
