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son was guest of honor and toastmaster, and the speakers of the evening- 

 were Messrs. John M. Clarke^ Emmannel de Martonne, John H. Finley, 

 Frank D. Adams^ and William North Eice. 



Session" of Thursday. December 28 



The Society reconvened at 9 o'clock on Thursday morning, December 

 28^ President Clarke presiding, and took up certain matters of business 

 preceding the consideration of scientific papers. 



REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE 



Doctor White read the following report of the Auditing Committee : 



We, the Auditing Committee, have checked the Treasurer's report for the 

 year ending November 30, 1916, and find the same correct so far as items re- 

 lating to receipts and expenditures. The list of securities will be checked later 

 by a member of the committee (Mr. Brooks) with the securities in Baltimore. 

 The interest payment of $50 credited to the Saint Louis, Iron Mountain and 

 Southern Railroad bond should apparently have been credited to the Saint 

 Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company bond. 



I. C. White, Chairman. 



Alfred H. Beooks. 



Henry B. Kummel. 



The report was accepted. 



The printed report of the Council, including the report of the Treas- 

 urer and other officers, was then taken from the table, on motion, and 

 accepted. 



GEOLOGICAL EDUCATION FOR EISTGINEERS 



President Clarke presented the matter of geological education for engi- 

 neers, calling attention to the fact that about 140 institutions in the 

 United States give engineering degrees. In the course of an investiga- 

 tion of the amount of geology given in the form of regular instruction 

 in these institutions it was found that out of an average of 4,000 hours 

 of work approximately 40 hours are given to geology. It was pointed 

 out that in view of the considerable importance of geology in connection 

 with large engineering enterprises, and in view of the large number of 

 cases of more or less complete failure because of a lack of thorough under- 

 standing of geological conditions, it should be considered a very suitable 

 field of activity for the Gcolooica] Society to urge a better preparation in 

 the schools of engineering. This might be considered an educational 

 undertaking for the Geological Society of America, and some formal 



