RECORDS OF MEETINGS 265 



BUSINESS MEETING 

 3 February, 1913 



The Academy met at 8 :25 p. m. at the American Museum of Natural 

 History, President Emerson McMillan presiding. 



In the absence of Dr. Hovey, Professor Kemp was appointed Secretar}' 

 pro tern. 



The minutes of the last business meeting were read and approved. 



The Secretary pro tern, announced the following deaths : 



E. H. Paddock, Active Member since 1907, died 9 December, 1912, 

 A. C. Goodwin, Active Member since 1910, died 17 March, 1912, 

 J. E. Planten, Active Member since 1907, died 8 December, 1912, 

 G. S. Scott, Active Member since 1907, died 2 March, 1912. 



The Academy then adjourned. 



J. F. Kemp, 



Secretary pro tern. 



SECTION OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY 

 3 February, 1913 



Section was called to order at 8 :20 p. m., Vice-President J. E. Wood- 

 man presiding. 



The reading of the minutes was dispensed with, and no business being 

 transacted the meeting was at once turned over to the following lecture : 



F. H. Newell, Home Making in the Arid West. 



Summary of Paper 



Mr. Newell, Chief of the U. S. Reclamation Service, was introduced 

 by the Chairman and spoke about many of the problems of irrigation in 

 our arid and semi-arid regions. He showed in a very constructive manner 

 how the United States irrigation engineers must be able to handle a mani- 

 fold situation. In many instances, the determination of the flood water 

 possibilities, the areal survey of the project and the installation of the 

 dam are coupled directly with such considerations as soil survey, building 

 and running a cement plant, constructing and managing a railroad for 

 passenger as well as freight traffic, generating and subletting electric 

 power from the flood water spilling over the dams, providing for workmen' 



