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It was stated that rapid progress was being made with Mr. C. 

 'Davies Sherborn's manuscript Card-Catalogue of the Library ; and, 

 further, that Mr. Sherborn had undertaken to continue during the 

 •current year the preparation of the catalogue-slips for the Inter- 

 national Catalogue of Scientific Literature. 



In view of the approaching centenary year of the Society (1907) 

 the appointment of a Committee was announced, to carry out the 

 scheme suggested hy Mr. H. B. Woodward for the publication of 

 a record whicli should embody the history of the Society. 



The Report of the Library and Museum Committee enumerated 

 the extensive additions made to the Society's Library, and gave 

 some details as to the Card-Catalogue. 



The Reports having been received, the President presented the 

 Wollaston Medal to Dr. J. J, Harris Teall, F.R.S., addressing him 

 as follows : — 



Dr. Teall, — The Council have unanimously awarded to you the "Wollaston Medal, 

 in recognition of the value of your researches concerning the mineral structure of the 

 Earth, and particularly of your contributions to the science of Petrology generally, 

 and more especially to our knowledge of the structure and composition of the rocks 

 of the Bi'itish Islands. 



"With regard to the nature of those researches I need add nothing : the published 

 •work of a Wollaston Medallist is familiar to the students of our science in all parts 

 of the world, and "will remain in evidence to enable the geologists of the future to 

 appreciate its value. 



But, although this Medal has been awarded to you for your researches, not on 

 account of these alone are we proud of you. 



When presenting to you the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa in the 

 "University of Dublin last year, the Public Orator referred to you as " a man as dear 

 to all for the kindliness of his nature as he is admired by all tor the profoundness of 

 his learning." Thanks to this kindliness of nature, you have ever placed your great 

 stores of knowledge at the disposal of other workers. How much work we thus owe 

 to you will never be known, for in helping others you have ever acted on the 

 principle of not letting your left hand know what your right hand doeth ; but were 

 it known, I can safely aver that it would be found to have promoted researches 

 concerning the mineral structure of the Earth, to so great an extent as to render you 

 doubly deserving of this Medal. 



Each one of your predecessors, in the high post which you occupy as Director of 

 the Geological Survey of the "Clnited Kingdom, has received the "VVollaston Medal, 

 and we welcome its award to you, who, like them, have done so much to foster the 

 friendly feeling which exists, and wiU, I trust, ever exist, between the members of 

 that Survey and other geologists. 



That it falls to my lot to hand you this Medal is a source of keen pleasure to me. 

 It is now more than a quarter of a century since we first met in our college ; and 

 since then I have indeed profited greatly by your ever -ready help, and am pleased to 

 take this opportunity of acknowledging it. 



Dr. Teall, in reply, said : — 



Mr. President, — To be em-olled on the list of recipients of the Wollaston Medal is, 

 I need hardly say, an honoiu" that I appreciate highly, and the pleasure that I feel 

 is enhanced by the fact that my name will follow very closely upon that of Professor 

 Hosenbusch, to whom I, in common with all other petrographers, owe so much. 

 I am vividly reminded to-day of a personal visit that Professor Rosenbusch paid to 

 me at Kew many years ago, of the kindly interest that he displayed in my early 

 efforts in microscopic petrography, and of the encouragement that he gave me to 

 pursue the study in which I had been initiated by my old friend and College tutor, 

 Professor Bonney. I feel especially indebted to these two former recipients of the 

 Wollaston Medal, and I am glad of this opportunity of expressing my feelings 

 towards them. 



