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The rules relating to publications have been modified, the most im- 

 portant change being reduction of the price of Bulletin brochures. The 

 reduction amounts to 20 per cent of the former prices to Fellows and 

 40 per cent of the prices to the public. The amended rules and the 

 Constitution and By-Laws with changes to date are published as the 

 closing pages of Bulletin, volume 15. 



In all respects the affairs of the Society continue in a highly satis- 

 factory condition, as shown in the following reports of officers, which 

 give the details of administration for the sixteenth year in the life of 

 the Society. 



Secretary's Report 



To the Council of the Geological Society of America : 



Meetings. — The record of the Saint Louis meeting will be found in the 

 closing brochure of Bulletin, volume 15. 



With the change by the American Association for the Advancement 

 of Science from summer to winter meetings, it becomes desirable to re- 

 move our consitutional requirement which compels summer meetings in 

 conjunction with the Association. 



Membership. — Since the last printing of the List of Fellows the names 

 of four Fellows have been taken from the list by death — C. E. Beecher, 

 J. B. Hatcher, Henry McCalley, and W. H. Pettee. The names of eleven 

 new Fellows have been added to the list and one removed by resigna- 

 tion. This makes the present enrollment 259, or six more than at the 

 last printing. Fifteen nominations are now before the Society, and sev- 

 eral candidates are awaiting action by the Council. 



Distribution of Bulletin. — At this date 448 pages of volume 15 of the 

 Bulletin have been distributed, and the remaining brochures are in 

 hand, awaiting the completion of the Proceedings brochure for final 

 mailing. The irregular distribution of the Bulletin during the past year 

 has been as follows: Complete volumes sold to the public, 15; sold to 

 Fellows, 2. Brochures sent to supply deficiencies, 32 ; sold to the public, 

 10; sold to Fellows, 15; sent in exchange for other brochures, 32. One 

 copy of volume 14 has been donated and three copies bound for use of 

 the officers and the Library. 



The sale during the past year of back volumes to the Fellows has been 

 very small. As a complete set of the published volumes, including the 

 10-volume index, now costs the Fellows $64.75, newly elected Fellows 

 can not be expected to purchase them. Only one complete set has been 

 sold the past year to libraries. Future demands for sets will be largely 

 supplied by sets offered for sale from libraries of deceased Fellows. Our 

 future sale of the Bulletin will be chiefly of current volumes. 



