18 (Jan. 6, 1888. 
Councilors for three years. 
| Aubrey H. Smith, J. Cheston Morris, Edward D. Cope, 
George R. Morehouse. 
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Curators. 
Charles G. Ames, John R. Baker, Philip H. Law. 
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Treasurer. 
J. Sergeant Price. 
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On motion of Mr. Dudley, Henry Phillips, Jr., was nomi- 
nated for Librarian and the nominations were closed. 
Prof, Philip R. Uhler, of Baltimore, read a paper on “ The 
| Albirupean formation and its nearest relatives in Maryland.” 
In the discussion following, Prof. Lewis and Prof. Heilprin dif- 
i fered from the writer in their views of the age of the 
formations to which he referred, Prof. Lewis considering 
them Silurian, and Prof. Heilprin as Paleeozoic and not Meso- 
ZOle. 
The reading of new nominations Nos. 1178, 1174 and 1175 
was postponed to the next stated meeting. 
The communication from the Pennsylvania Commission on 
Amended Orthography was taken up, and on motion of Mr. 
DuBois, the President was authorized to appoint at his leisure 
| a committee of three members to consider the subject referred 
to and to report the same to the Society.* 
And the Society was adjourned by the President. 
# Messrs, DuBois, Phillips and MacAlister subsequently appointed. 
