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Tlie President — Gentlemen, we are informed that there are quite 

 a number of gentlemen on the grounds who will be in later, but time is 

 going all the while and perhaps we had better consider some of the 

 routine matters first. 



The Secretary has quite a number of papers that have been con- 

 tributed for the conference and he would like to ask your pleasure in 

 regard to what shall be read. 



Of course, the chief value of this conference is in the bringing out 

 of these papers for publication. In no other way is it found possible to 

 get such a mass of valuable material collected in one form and one 

 publication, as in the proceedings of a conference like this. 



If these are published in the bulletins of various institutions, they 

 are detached and you cannot examine them collectively. You do not 

 get the concensus of opinion on these subjects which you get individually, 

 but in a publication of this kind, j'ou can sum up and get the judgment 

 of a great many able men all in one volume. 



If the Secretary will please state what he has in hand, we will 

 dispose of them now to save time. When others come in, we will con- 

 sider other matters. 



(The Secretary then read the titles of various papers he had re- 

 ceived.) 



Mr. Nash moved and Dr. Evans seconded, that these matters be 

 referred to the editor for disposition. Motion carried. 



The President — Now, Dr. Evans, will you be so good as to present 

 jour paper? 



