secretary's report 71 



Eeport of the Organization Committee of the Paleontological 



Society 



Pursuant to the call of the chairman, the Executive Committee of the 

 Paleontological Society met with a special committee of the Geological 

 Society of America in the American Museum of Natural History, [NTew 

 York City, at 10 a. m., February 13, 1909, for the purpose of adjusting 

 the relations between the two societies. There were present Messrs. F. B. 

 Loomis, David White, and T. W. Stanton, representing the Paleontologi- 

 cal Society of America, and Messrs. W. B. Clark, J. M. Clarke, H. E. 

 Gregory, and E, 0. Hovey, representing the Geological Society of Amer- 

 ica. W. B. Clark acted as chairman of the conference. 



From the preliminary discussion it was evident that the majority of 

 those interested in the organization of a paleontological society were in 

 favor of making it a section of the Geological Society of America, as ex- 

 pressed in a previous vote, and that the Geological Society was willing to 

 recognize such a section and to assist it by increasing facilities for pub- 

 lishing paleontologic papers and in other ways, so far as its financial 

 condition would allow. 



A provisional draft of a "Constitution and By-Laws of the Paleonto- 

 logical Society of America,^^ based on those of the Geological Society and 

 prepared by Professor Schuchert, was read by paragraphs and informally 

 discussed, and amended so as to make it consistent with the form of 

 organization agreed upon, namely, a section of the Geological Society of 

 America. 



On the suggestion of Dr. J. M. Clarke, it was decided to adopt "The 

 Paleontological Society" as the name of the organization, the qualifying 

 phrase "of America" being unnecessary, since there is no other paleon- 

 tological society. 



After the adjournment of the conference, the Executive Committee 

 reassembled and ratified the Constitution and By-Laws as amended in 

 the joint session.^ Under the authority granted at the preliminary 

 meeting in Baltimore on December 30, 1908, the committee proceeded to 

 elect officers for the remainder of this year as follows : 



President, J. M. Clarke. 



First Vice-President, J. C. Merriam. 



Second Vice-President, T. W. Stanton. 



Third Vice-President, David White. 



Treasurer, W. D. Matthew. 



Secretary, H. F. Cleland. 



Editor, C. E. Eastman. 



i.The Constitution and By-Laws of the Paleontological Society are published as pages 

 77-82 of this volume. 



