ELECTION OF MEMBERS 20? 



Ralph W. Chaney, Old Science Hall, Iowa City, Iowa. Engaged in study of 

 paleobotany. Proposed by F. H. Knowlton and R. S. Bassler. 



Charles E. Decker, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Olvlahoma. Engaged' 

 in study of stratigraphy and invertebrate paleontology. Proposed by^ 

 Charles Schuchert and R. S. Bassler. 



On motion and b}* nnanimoiis vote, the Secretar}^ was instructed 

 to cast the ballot of the Society for the election of Messrs. Chaney and 

 Decker. 



XEW BUSINESS 



The recommendation of the Comicil that Dr. T. Wayland Vaughan be- 

 nominated to succeed himself as the representative of the Society on the 

 Xational Eesearch Council for the three-A^ar term ending May 1, 1923,, 

 was on motion and vote, now duly approved by the members. 



The Secretary then presented briefly the results of the war record cards 

 issued earlier in the 3Tar, which showed that an unusually large per- 

 centage of the members had been either in active military service or had' 

 been teaching in the several training corps. 



President Jackson now called for the report of the Williston Memorial 

 Committee. This was presented by W. K. Gregory, who outlined the 

 scope of a proposed memorial volume in honor of Professor Williston 

 and discussed plans for financing the project. 



The next matter of business was a motion by P. E. Eaymond to the 

 effect that a committee be appointed to prepare a list of not more than 

 1,000 North American index fossils for use in teaching paleontology. 



On vote, this was carried, and President Jackson appointed J. C. 

 ^ferriam, Charles Schuchert, Gilbert Van Ingen, E. W. Berry, and' 

 P. E. Raymond as the committee for this purpose. 



NECROLOGY 



Memorial addresses in tribute to the lives of the four members of the 

 Society who passed away during the year were then presented, as follows : 



Chester Stock gave an account of the life of Mr. C. A. Waring and 

 enumerated his researches in the field of the invertebrate paleontology of 

 the Pacific Coast. 



K. S. Lull touched on the many activities of Prof. Joseph Barrell, 

 but brought out particularly his researches on paleontologic subjects. 



P. S. Bassler spoke of his pleasant personal experiences with Mr. 

 Victor W. Lyon, of Mr. Lyon's researches upon fossil echinoderms, and 

 of his early geological work with his father, Mr. Sidney S. Lyon. 



