RESOLUTION CONCEKNING INVESTIGATION OF VOLCANOES 613 



CAVE SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN OZARKS 

 BY A. H. PUEDUE 



This paper has been published as pages 251-256 of this volume. The 

 paper was discussed by A. "W. Grabau, Bailey Willis, H. C. Hovey, W. M. 

 Davis, M. L. Fuller, T. C. Hopkins, and the author. 



Former President H. S. Williams was called to the chair. 



The next paper was 



CURRENT METHODS OF OBSERVING VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS 

 BY T. A, JAGGAR, JUNIOR 



Eemarks were made by H. F. Eeid and Bailey Willis. 



RESOLUTION CONCERNING INVESTIGATION OF VOLCANOES 



The following resolution was then presented by T. A. Jaggar, Jr. : 



Whereas Canada, the United States, and Mexico possess, in the Cor- 

 dilleran belt, Alaska, the Philippines, the Hawaiian islands, Porto Eico, 

 the Windward islands, and the Canal zone, a wide field for the investiga- 

 tion of earth movement and active volcanoes; and 



' Wheheas geologic science needs permanent records, 'made in the field, 

 of physical phenomena accompanying earthqtiakes and eruptions, both 

 before and after the event; and 



Whereas such records have direct bearing on prediction and on pro- 

 tection of life and property ; therefore be it 



Resolved, That the Geological Society of America stronglj^ recommends 

 to the several governments and to private enterprise the establishment of 

 permanent volcano and earthquake observatories. 



The resolution was referred to the Council for report the next day. 



Acting President Davis resumed the chair. 



The following paper was then presented : 



EXPERIMENTS ILLUSTRATING EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION 

 BY T. A. JAGGAR, JR. 



The last paper of the morning session of this section was 



CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF CONGLOMERATES 

 BY G. E. MANSFIELD* 



• Introduced by Vi'. M. Davis. 



