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asliore from glacial drift bedded beneatli the actual sea 

 sands of the Virginia coast. A specimen in the Museum of 

 the Academy of Natural Sciences, at Philadelphia, was 

 found much further north, on the IsTew Jersey shore. The 

 discovery of fossil walrus in Virginia is important, as indicat- 

 ing the extension of the drift deposits further southward 

 l^than was supposed. 



Prof. Cliase read a note relative to Meyer's theory of heat 

 in its application to theories of gravitation, and explained 

 the present attitude of the discussion. 



. Prof. Praser explained a possible improved method of 

 notation for classifying organic compounds in chemistry, 

 taking the compounds of carbon as a theme for illustration. 



Pending nominations Nos. 745, to 752 were read, spoken 

 to, and balloted for, and on scrutiny of the ballot-boxes the 

 following were declared to be duly elected members of the 

 Society : 



Dr. William Camac, of Philadelphia. 



Mr. John Coates Brown, of Philadelphia. 



Mr. Frank Thomson, of Altoona, Pa. 



Rev. Robert Ellis Thompson, of the University of Penn- 

 sylvania. 



Mr. J. I^orman Lockyer, of England. 



Mr. Richard A. Proctor, of England. 



Mr. Raphael Pumpelly, State Geologist of Missouri. 



Prof. Charles A. Young, of Dartmouth College, Hanover, 

 IsTew Hampshire. 



And the meeting was adjourned. 



