BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 

 Vol. 21, pp. 69-86 March 31, 1910 



PKOCEEDINGS OF THE PEELIMINARY MEETING OF THE 

 PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY, HELD AT BALTIMOEE, 

 MAEYLAKD, DECEMBEE 30, 1908, AND ALSO PEOCEED- 

 INGS OF THE FIEST ANNUAL MEETING HELD AT CAM- 

 BEIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, DECEMBEE 29, 1909. 



Herdman F. Clelaxd, Secretary 



CONTENTS 



The Paleontological Society: Page 



Preliminary meeting for the organization of a Paleontological Society. 69 



Report of the Organization Committee of the Paleontological Society. 71 

 First annual meeting of the Paleontological Society : 



Report of the Secretary 72 



Election of officers 72 



Election of members 73 



Program 73 



Constitution and By-Laws of the Paleontological Society 77 



Officers and members of the Paleontological Society 83 



Preliminary Meeting for the Organization of a Paleontological 



Society 



The meeting for the purpose of organizing a paleontological society 

 was called to order by Prof. Charles Schuchert, in the Geological Labora- 

 ioTv of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, at 9.10 a. m., December 30, 

 1908. Mr. T. W. Stanton was appointed Secretary pro tempore. 



The following persons were present and by their signatures signified 

 their intention to take part in organizing the Paleontological Society of 

 America: H. M. Ami, Ealph Arnold, E. M. Bagg, Jr., E. S. Bassler, 

 J. W. Beede, E. W. Berr^r, E. C. Case, William Bullock Clark, John M. 

 Clarke, Harold J. Cook, Edgar E. Cnmings, August F. Foerste, J. W. 

 Gidley, Charles W. Gilmore, A. W. Graban, Edwin Kirk, F. H. Knowl- 

 ton, E. B. Loomis, E. S. Lull, W. D. Matthew, Henry Fairfield Osborn, 

 Charles S. Prosser, P. S. Eaymond, E. S. Eiggs, T. E. Savage, Charles 

 Schuchert, H. W. Shimer, T. W. Stanton, E. 0. Ulrich, Charles D. Wal- 

 cott, Stuart Weller, David White, Henry S. Williams, S. W. Williston. 



(69) 



