REPORT OF THE EDITOR 



519 



Editok's Report 



To the Council of the Geological Society of America: 



Before submitting the usual statement as to the progress made in the 

 publication of the annual volume, the Editor desires to call the attention 

 of the Council to the desirability of appointing a committee to formulate, 

 as nearly as may be practicable, the future usage of the Society in regard 

 to capitalization, abbreviations, and similar matters. The committee 

 should have authority to ascertain so far as possible the wishes of each 

 member, in order to determine the preference of the majority. This may 

 seem a trivial matter, but it is the cause of some irritation, which should 

 be removed by some such method as that suggested. It is certainly but 

 fair that the members should be given a chance to express their individual 

 views. The report of the committee would practically fis the standards 

 in a fashion satisfactory to the members generally, relieve the present 

 Editor and his successors from some embarrassment, and be of value in 

 many other ways. The report should include brief suggestions as to the 

 form in which papers should be presented, in order to lighten the Editor's 

 labors as much as possible. It has been the experience of the present 

 Editor that the aiithors of papers do not intentionally add to the Editor's 

 burdens. It is because they have had, unless connected with institutions 

 like the Geological Survey, no experience as to the form in which manu- 

 scripts should be prepared. If suggestions such as those indicated were 

 included in the report, and accompanied by appropriate illustrations, it' is 

 believed they would be appreciated by members. 



By reason of the decision of the Publication Committee that papers 

 not in hand prior to November 1 should be excluded, all of volume 18 is 

 now in type, except the proceedings of the Cordilleran Section, the manu- 

 script of which has not been received at this date. This year's experience 

 indicates that if it is desired that the annual volume should be issued 

 previous to the Avinter meeting, the time limit of submission of papers 

 must be still further shortened. 





Average. 

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Vol. 13. 



Vol. 14. 



Vol. 15. 



Vol. 16. 



Vol. 17. 



Vol. 18. 





pp. 577. 

 pis. 43. 



pp. 583. 

 pis. 58. 



pp. 609. 

 pis. 65. 



pp. 636. 

 pis. 59. 



pp. 636. 

 pis. 94. 



pp. 78.5. 

 pis. 84. 



pp. 717. 

 pis. 74. 



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