454 PROCEEDINGS OF PTITLADELrillA MEETING. 



chair. The President made a few remarks of salutation, and introduced 

 the administrative business of the meetiuf^ by a call for the report of the 

 Council. This was submitted in print by the Secretary and copies were 

 distributed to the Fellows. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 



To the Geological Society of America^ in Eighth Annual Meeting assembled : 



The Council has held its stated meetings during the past year, in con- 

 nection Avith the meetings of the Society, at Baltimore and at Spring- 

 field. The affairs of the Society are in good condition, and the Council 

 has no special business or recommendations to ])resent. The following 

 reports of the officers will give detailed information of the past year's 



administration : 



Secretary's Report 



To the Council of the Geological Society of America : 



Membership. — During the past year the Society has lost four Fellows 

 by death. Past President James D. Dana died April 14, Professor Henry 

 B. Nason died Januar}^ 17, Dr Albert E. Foote died October 10, and Senor 

 Antonio del Castillo died October 28. 



The last j^rinted roll of membership bears the names of 223 living and 

 thirteen deceased Fellows. At the Springfield meeting eleven ])ersons 

 were elected, and all but one have qualified, as follows : S. P. Baldwin, 

 O. C. Farrington, G. P. Grimsley, F. P. Gulliver, J. B. Hatcher, E. B. 

 INlathews, J. C. Merriam, F. L. Ilansome, Charles Schuchert, J. A. Taff. 

 Six Fellows have ])een dropped from the roll for non-payment of dues, 

 and one resignation has been accepted. Nine Fellows are now so in 

 arrears for dues that they are liable to be dropped from the roll. Seven 

 candidates for Fellowship are before the Society. 



Distribution of BnUetin. — A comparison of the following report with last 

 year's report Avill give the details for the past year : 



DISTRIBUTION OF BULLETIN FROM THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE DURING 1891-1895 



Complete Volumes 



Vol. 1. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Vol. 4. Vol. 5. Vol. 6. 



In reserve 73 318 361 (?) 364 (?) 353 109 (?) 



Donated to institutions ("o.\:clianges"). 85 85 85 85 85 85 



Held for " exchanges " 9 9 9 9 9 9 



Sold to libraries 72 73 72 69 67 70 



Sold to Fellows 17 14 8 5 3 1 



Sent to Fellows to supply deticieiieies. . 2 1 1 



Donated 4 4 3 2 11 



Bound for office use 2 2 2 2 2 2 



Distributed to Fellows in brocliures as 



issued 209 214 214 223 



Number of complete copies re- 

 ceived 264 506 750 (?) 750 (?) 734 500 (?) 



