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Librarian's Report 



To the Council of the Geological Society of America: 



Accessions to the Library for the past year were duly acknowledged 

 and catalogued, and the list of accessions to September 1 compiled and 

 sent to the Secretary for incorporation in volume 17 of the Bulletin. 



There are now 3,000 catalogued numbers in the Library, some 2,000 of 

 which are bound volumes, for the most part sets of the publications of 

 the exchanges of the Society. The binding, which is done by the Case 

 Library, amounts to about 125 volumes a year. 



The expense of this office the past year is as follows: 



To postage $1 46 



To express 2 25 



To clerk hire 5 00 



$8 71 

 Eespectfully submitted. 



H. P. Gushing^ 



Libraria7i. 

 Cleveland, Ohio, December 1, 1906, 



On motion of the Secretary, it was voted to defer the consideration of 

 the Council report to the following day. 



As the Au.diting Committee to examine and report upon the accounts of 

 the Treasurer, the Society elected A. P. Coleman and jST. M. Fenneman. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS 



Acting President Davis then announced the result of balloting for 

 officers for 1907, as canvassed by the Council, and declared the following 

 officers elected. 



President: 

 Charles E. Van Hise, Madison, Wis. 



First Vice-President : 

 J. S. DiLLER, Washington, D. C. 



Second Vice-President: 

 A. P. Coleman, Berkeley, Cal. 



Secretary: 

 Edmund Otis Hovey, New York citv. 



