50 PROCEEDIXGS OF THE PKIXCETOX MEETING 



may commute further dues and become a Life Fellow by making a single 

 payment of one hundred (100) dollars." 



On motion, it was voted to adopt this amendment to the By-Laws. 



The Secretary announced that, in view of changes made, a revision of 

 the "Constitution and By-Laws" and "Publication Eules" of the Society 

 would be included in the Proceedings Brochure. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FORMATION XAMES 



For the information of the fellowship, the Secretary read the following 

 letter which had been received by him : 



"In response to your inquiry of December 22, concerning the publication of 

 all the names applied to geological formations in the United States : 



"Your request evidently concerns the revision and enlargement of Bulletin 

 191 to include all formation names up to date. For several years the Survey 

 has endeavored to make as complete as ix)ssible the indexing of geological 

 formation names in the American literature, and 1 am happy to be able to 

 say that the task is approaching completion. Meanwhile, however, the bibli- 

 ographies issued annually have given to the public nearly all of the material 

 collected, so that the information is for the most part now available in the 

 bibliographic bulletins of the Survey. On this account, and because the pub- 

 lication of all the material in hand in one bulletin would require printing a 

 volume estimated at about three times the size of Bulletin 191, which is a 

 volume of 448 pages. I have hesitated, in view of the very numei*ous claims 

 on the publication fund — some of which have appeared more urgent than a 

 complete catalogue of the formation names — to put the matter into print. The 

 funds available for publication during the current year are already overtaxed. 



"I shall be very glad to be advised by geologists as to their estimate of the 

 need and value of the proposed publication. It should be borne in mind that 

 Bulletin 191 is still available through purchase from the Superintendent of 

 Documents. Washington. D. C, the price being 2.5 cents. Those of the annual 

 bibliographies that are no longer available for free distribution are obtainable 

 from the same source. 



"Possibly not all geologists are aware that the geological formation indexes, 

 in card form, are at all times available for consultation in this office, and that 

 inquiries by mail as to whether any given name is preoccupied, or as to the 

 original place of publication or definition of any name, are given prompt and 

 full attention. It is my desire to make these data of the greatest use to all 

 geologists. 



"Tom's very truly, 

 "(Signed) Geo. Otis Smith, 



"Director, V. S. Geological Survey." 



The Secretary then presented in printed form the annual report of the 

 Council as follows: 



