Proceedings. xix 
May 2np, 1892. 
The Academy met at Washington University with President 
Pritchett in the chair and about 40 members and 80 visitors 
present. 
After calling the meeting to order, President Pritchett 
announced that the regular order of business would be sus- 
pended, and Prof. W. B. Potter then delivered a lecture on 
*‘The Progress of Geological Science.’ The lecture de- 
scribed the methods of investigation from the earliest time 
to the present day, and was fully illustrated by stereopticon 
views. 
May 97x, 1892. 
A special meeting of the Academy was held in the Academy 
rooms with President Pritchett in the chair, and present also 
Messrs. Sander, Potter, Chaplin, Smith, Green, Nipher, 
Stewart, Letterman, Lind and Thacher. 
After calling the meeting to order the president announced 
that the object of the meeting was the consideration of the 
advisability of forming an Archeological Section. After 
some discussion it was moved and carried that the president 
and secretary be appointed a committee to draw up and 
present to the next meeting an amendment to the constitution 
permitting the formation of sections to the Academy. 
May 16rx, 1892. 
President Pritchett in the chair, 15 members and 3 visitors 
present. 
The committee appointed at the meeting of May 9th to 
draw up an amendment to the constitution permitting sections 
of the Academy presented the following report :— 
emerge VII. Or Sections. 
Section 1. To encourag' te special i 
Scene members of te Academy muy form sik, whieh shal 
as herein provided, 
