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AFTER-EFFECTS OF IGNEOUS INTRUSION 

 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS BY JAMES F. KEMP 



The address was delivered from manuscript. It is published as pages 

 231-254 in this number of the Bulletin. After the reading of President 

 Kemp's address, the room was cleared and the annual subscription smoker 

 of the Society and its three affiliated societies was held. The function 

 was largely attended and very enjoyable. 



Session of Thursday, December 29 



The Society convened at 9.35 o'clock, with President Kemp in the 

 chair. After announcements by the Secretary, the Auditors made the 

 following report: 



REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE 



The Auditing Committee has examined the accounts of the Treasurer 

 for the year 1921 and finds them correct as set forth in the statement. 

 Very respectfully, 



Harry Fielding Eeid, 

 Edson S. Bastin, 

 December 29, 1921. Committee. 



After accepting the report of the Auditing Committee the Society took 

 up the annual report of the Council, which had been received from the 

 printers in the early mail and had been distributed, and accepted it. 



SYMPOSIUM ON ISOSTASY 



The Society then proceeded to the consideration of the symposium on 

 isostasy, which was introduced by the following papers : 



THEORY OF ISOSTASY — A GEOLOGICAL PROBLEM 

 BY WILLIAM BOWIE 



This paper was presented extemporaneously. 



CONDITION OF THE EARTH'S CRUST AND THE EARLIER AMERICAN GRAVITY 



DETERMINATIONS 



BY GEORGE R. PUTNAM 1 



Eeacl by T. Wayland Vaughan in the absence of the author. 



1 Introduced by William Bowie. 



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