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Exchanges. — The list of institutions to which the Bulletin is donated 

 now nunibci*s 83. The distribution by countries is given in the last 

 report, excepting two additions — one to Italy and one to Australia. This 

 list will soon ])e published in connection with the list of the library. 



Libninj. — Except the re^juest for jiersonal and historical matter sent 

 out by Professor Hitchcock, no effort has been made to gather librar}^ 

 material, l)ut through the distribution of the Bulletin the Society has 

 received a considerable amount of geologic and other scientific literature. 

 The proi)er disposition of this matter soon became the sul)ject of consid- 

 eration by the Council. It was found tliat the Society could have this 

 material cared for and made available to the Fellows and to the i)u])lic 

 without expense to the Society. At the Washington Summer Meeting 

 a committee was appointed, consisting of the Secretary, I)r I. V. ^^'hite 

 and Professor T. C Chamberlin, to select the depository and make the 

 contract. Under reports of progress the committee has been continued, 

 with replacement for a time of Professor C'hamlu'i'lin by Professor .1. .1. 

 Stevenson. The negotiation has been conducted with deliberation and 

 with regard to the Society's interest, and a contract has recently Ixien 

 closed with the Case Library of Cleveland. This statement is made in 

 advance of the formal re]K)rt of the committee in order to l)ring it at 

 once before the Society. 



By the contract with the Case Library the Society, while retaining 

 ownership of the material, is relieved of all exi)ense, with the privilege 

 of removal upon one year's notice by repayment of part of the expendi- 

 ture for binding. Should the Society remove its library only to take it 

 untler its own care, the amount of money to be refunded on account of 

 binding would be small, or jierhaps nothing, if several years elapse be- 

 fore removal. 



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