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THE FIELD MEETING OF 1898. 
The Field Meeting of 1898 was held at Bloomington, Thursday. Friday 
and Saturday, April 28, 29 and 30. 
At S p. m. the executive committee met for the transaction of busi- 
ness, after which all visiting members were tendered an informal recep- 
tion by the local members. 
Friday, the 29th, was spent in the field. Leaving Bloomington early 
in the morning, the party went by rail to Mitchell; from this point it was 
conyeyed by carriage several miles east into a district characterized by 
caves, Subterranean streams and other natural features of much interest. 
In the evening, following the return to Bloomington, the Academy was 
given a reception by the faculty of the Indiana University. 
On Saturday, the 30th, members of the Academy made short field 
excursions in the neighborhood of Bloomington. The success of the meet- 
ing was largely due to the efforts of the resident members, who provided 
means of transportation in the field and spared bo pains to make the visit 
to Bloomington enjoyable. 
