142 proceedings of the paleontological society 



Session of Wednesday, December 29 



The general session of the Society was called to order at 9.30 a. m., 

 December 29, in a lecture-room of the George Washington University 

 Medical School, by President Edward 0. Ulrich, who, after welcoming 

 the members to Washington, opened the business session by calling for 

 the report of the Council. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 



To the Paleontological Society in Seventli Annual Meeting assembled: 

 The first meeting of this year's Council was held at Philadelphia, 

 Pennsylvania, December 31, 1911, immediately following the adjourn- 

 ment of the Society on that clay. Eoutine business and the consideration 

 of the ticket for the following year were considered at this meeting, but 

 since then the business of the Society has, as usual, been transacted by 

 correspondence. The following reports of officers give a resume of the 

 administration for the Society^ seventh year. 



Secretary's Report 



To the Council of the Paleonlological Society: 



The proceedings of the sixth annual meeting of the Society, held at 

 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 29, 30, and 31, 1914, have been 

 published in volume 26, pages 141-170 of the Bulletin of the Geological 

 Society of America, and distributed to the members in March, 1915. 

 Besides this publication, the scientific papers of the Society published in 

 this Bulletin during the year are eight in number and occupy the greater 

 part of number 3 and a portion of number 4, volume 26. 



The Council's proposed nomination for officers and announcement that 

 the seventh annual meeting of the Society would occur at Washington, 

 D. C, at the invitation of the local members, were forwarded to the 

 members on March 10, 1915. 



Membership.- — During the year the Society has lost by death Dr. Or- 

 ville A. Derby, of the Geological Survey of Brazil, so well known for his 

 long service and researches on the geology of that country. Two resig- 

 nations have occurred during the year. The ten candidates elected at 

 the sixth annual meeting have been placed on the rolls, making the pres- 

 ent enrolment 164. Eight candidates are under consideration for the 

 present meeting. 



Pacific Coast Section. — The sixth annual meeting of the Pacific Coast 

 Section of the Society was held in Bacon Hall, University of California, 

 at Berkeley, on Saturday, February 27, 1915. Eighteen papers, dealing 



