RECORDS OF MEETINGS 371 



Natural History and the American Geographical Society for the purpose 

 of arctic exploration during the years 1912-1914. 

 The Academy then adjourned. 



Edmund Otis Hovet, 



Recording Secretary. 



SECTION OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY. 



6 May, 1912. 



Section met at 8 :30 p. m., Vice-President Woodman presiding, about 

 150 members and visitors being present. 

 The following papers were read by title : 



Neil E. Stevens, Notes on the Structure and Glaciation of Over- 

 look Mountain. 



George F. Kunz, The Gem-bearing Pegmatites of Lower Cali- 

 fornia. 



The meeting was then given over to the following public lecture ; 

 Alfred H. Brooks, Geology and Mineral Eesources of Alaska. 



Mr. Brooks has been in charge of Alaskan exploration for the United 

 State Geological Survey for the last ten years or more. No one is more 

 intimately acquainted with the geography, geology and resources of that 

 country. The lecture was illustrated with lantern slides, maps and 

 charts. 



The Section then adjourned. 



Charles P. Berkey, 



Secretary. 



LECTURE. 



7 May, 1912. 



James F. B. Bowles: Sanitation of the Panama Canal. 



SECTION OF BIOLOGY. 



13 May, 1912. 



Section met at 8 :15 p. m v Vice-President Lucas presiding. 

 The minutes of the last meeting of the Section were read and 

 approved. 



