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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE FORMATION OF THE PALEONTO- 

 LOOIGAL SOCIETY 



The report of the Committee on the Formation of the Paleontological 

 Society was presented through its chairman, W. B. Clark, as follows : 



On February 13, 1909, at the American Museum of Natural History, New 

 York City, your committee, composed of W. B. Clark, chairman, and Messrs. 

 H. E. Gregory, J. M. Clarke, and E. O. Hovey, C. W. Hayes being absent, met 

 the Organizing Committee of the Paleontological Society, consisting of Charles 

 Schuchert, chairman, and Messrs. F. B. Loomis, David White, and T. W. Stan- 

 ton. Messrs. S. W. Williston and H. F. Osborn of the Paleontological Com- 

 mittee were absent. The conferees went over the proposed constitution of the 

 new society article by article, and finally adopted it in the form which was 

 distributed to the Fellows of the Society in March, 1909, and which is ap- 

 pended to this report. ( See pages 77-82 of this volume. ) 



As organized, the Paleontological Society is a section of the Geological 

 Society of America, in accordance with the expressed wish of the majority of 

 paleontologists of the country, and only Fellows of the Geological Society are 

 eligible to Fellowship in the Paleontological Society. Fellows of the Geological 

 Society whose work is primarily in paleontology may become Fellows of the 

 Paleontological Society, on application to the Council of the latter, without fur- 

 ther payment of dues. Persons not Fellows of the Geological Society who are 

 engaged or interested in paleontological work may become members of the 

 Paleontological Society by vote of the Society on nomination by two Fellows 

 and approved by the Council. 



In order to perfect the affiliation of the new society with the parent organi- 

 zation, certain changes in the Constitution and By-Laws of the Geological 

 Society of America must be made. They are as follows : 



Insert Article VIII (new) : "Sections. Any group of Fellows representing 

 a particular branch of geology may, with consent of the Council, organize as a 

 section of the Society, with separate constitution and by-laws, provided that 

 nothing in such constitution and by-laws conflicts with the Constitution and 

 By-Laws of the Geological Society of America, in letter or spirit, and provided 

 that such constitution and by-laws and all amendments thereto shall have 

 been approved by the Council." 



Change the number of the present Article VIII to IX. 



Add to Chapter IV, paragraph 1, this sentence : "One of the nominees for 

 vice-president shall be the nominee for president of the Paleontological Society 

 which has been organized as a section under Article VIII of the Constitution." 



