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many of the life processes in these organisms. The whole report 

 was intended as an introdLiction to somewhat more technical work 

 which is to be presented at the next meeting of the Section, November 

 14. The paper was discussed at length hj several imembers. 



About eighteen members were present. 



Mr. Knight, chairman of the Section of Astronomy; Mr. Tabor, 

 secretary of the Section of Geology, and the chairman of this Section, 

 Mr. Ulrey, announced the subjects of lectures for October and the 

 Academy meeting in November. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



C. A. WHITING, Secretary. 



2. Section of Astronomy. 



(As previously stated, no meeting of this Section was held in 

 October, owing to tne extraordinary meeting of the Ebell and the 

 Academy, which was substituted therefor. Mr. Baumgardt's report 

 of his visit to the International Congress at St. Louis, as a delegate 

 from the Academy, has consequently been postponed to November 21.) 



3. Section of Geology. 



Eegular monthly meeting Jield at State Normal School, Monday, 

 October 24, 8 p. m. Chairman Parsons being absent, Dr. Theo B. 

 Comstock presided. 



A brief paper, entitled "Fossil Peak, Catalina Island," by Blanche 

 Trask, was read by the chairman. Title of paper by Dr. Theo. B. Com- 

 stock was announced, "Notes on Structural Materials in Southern 

 California. ' ' * 



Mr. J. B. Lippineott, Supervising Engineer of the Eeclamation 

 Service of the U. S. Geological Survey, for this district, was then 

 introduced and gave a very interesting account of the plans for 

 irrigation of the arid lands in California and Arizona from the waters 

 of the Colorado Eiver, known as the Yuma project. A very lucid 

 explanation followed of the classification adopted in order to properly 

 earrjr out the work. This being now, in his opinion, somewhat com- 

 plicated and liable to interference of authority, he recommended a 

 businesslike rearrangement of the general plan of administration. Valu- 

 able stacistics and some details regarding various projects under way 

 were concisely presented and illustrated by blackboard sketches. 



After the address a number of questions put by' members were 

 answered satisfactorily. 



Professor Dozier, president of the Academy, made a strong plea 

 for greater interest among members, when announcing the subject of the 

 lecture for the next meeting, November 7. 



Adjourned to Monday evening, November 28. 



4. Section of Botany. 



This Section met at 501 Laughlin Building, the chairman in the 

 chair. Dr. A. Davidson read a paper on the "Flora of Clifton, Ari- 

 zona." A number of specimens of the Malvaceae were shown, one of 

 which was new to the ITnited States. 



COLTON RUSSELL. Secretary. 



*This paper is crowded out of the Bulletin this month. 



