368 PROCEEDINGS OP WASHINGTON MEETING. 



making in all some 30 pages, will be in type, if not ready for distribution, 

 before the winter session. At this time last year 260 pages of the Bulle- 

 tin were published. 



It is very gratifying to announce continued improvement in the form 

 of manuscripts presented, and to note that there is so little in the re- 

 lations of authors and Editor to call forth comment. On the score of 

 economy and to secure the largest diversity of papers, greater condensa- 

 tion is still strongly urged. 



As a guide to the Publication Committee and as a matter of interest 

 to the members, a synopsis is given of volume 7, showing approxi- 

 mately the number of pages devoted to the various branches of geological 

 research. It is needless to state that systematic classification is not 

 attempted. 



Terminology 1 page 



Dynamic geology 3 pages 



Economic geology ...... 4 ' ' 



Relation of geology to pedagogy 12 " 



Stratigraphic geology 21 " 



Memoirs of deceased members 28 " 



Areal geology 38 " 



Petrology 40 " 



Physiographic geology. 53 " 



Official matter 56 " 



Rock decomposition 74 " 



Glacial geology 105 ' ' 



Paleontology 123 ' ' 



Total 558 " 



The cost of each of the seven volumes thus far issued by the Society 

 is as follows : 



Vol. 4. Vol. 6. Vol. 6. Vol. 7. 



(pp.458 ; (pp. 665 ; (pp. 528 ; (pp. 558 ; 



pis. 10) pis. 21) pis. 27) pis. 24) 



$1,286 39 $1,887 21 $1,341 93 $1,463 60 



173 25 178 40 221 62 200 24 





Vol.1. 



Vol. 2. 



Vol. 3. 





(pp. 593 ; 



(pp. 662 ; 



(pp.541; 





pis. 13) 



pis. 23) 



pis. 10) 



Letter-press.. 



. $1,473 77 



$1,992 52 



$1,535 59 



Illustrations.. 



291 85 



463 65 



383 35 



$1,765 62 $2,456 17 $1,918 94 $1,459 64 $2,065 61 $1,563 55* $1,663 84* 



Respectfully submitted. Joseph Stanley-Brown, 



Editor. 

 Washington, D. C, December 20, 1896. 



Upon motion of the Secretary, it was voted to lay the report of the 

 Council upon the table for one day. 



* The actual cost to the Society was $77.50 less for volume 6, and $90.80 less for volume 7, those 

 amounts being paid by authors for illustrations and correction charges. 



