72 PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOSTON-CAMBRIDGE MEETING 



It is understood that this board will hold office only until the close of 

 the first annual meeting, and that in accordance with the provisions of 

 the Constitution and By-Laws they must prepare and send out a list of 

 nominations for their successors within thirty days. 



It was also agreed that the selection of the First, Second, and Third 

 Vice-Presidents, respectively, from the Vertebrate, Invertebrate, and 

 Botanical Sections is not a permanent arrangement, but that the order 

 of precedence should be changed from time to time. 



Adjourned. 



T. W. Stanton, 



Secretary. 



First Annual Meeting of the Paleontological Society 



The first annual meeting of the Paleontological Society was called to 

 order by President John M. Clarke at 10 o^clock a. m., Wednesday, De- 

 cember 29, 1909, in the Nash Lecture Hall of the Botanical Museum, 

 Harvard IJniversit}^, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 



Report of the Secretary 



To the Members of The Paleontological Society: 



During the year notices of the organization of The Paleontological 

 Society, with a statement of the qualifications for membership, were sent 

 to the paleontologists of Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and the United States. 

 To these a prompt and encouraging reply was received from the majority 

 of the paleontologists to whom the ^-otices were sent. 



As a result of these circular letters and of the correspondence carried 

 on by members of the Council, the membership of the Society at present 

 is as given in the accompanying list (pages 83-86). 



The following resolutions were adopted by the Council : 



Resolved, That the Council of the Paleontological Society invites the entire 

 membership of the Society of American Vertebrate Paleontologists to enroll as 

 members of the Paleontological Society; and further 



Resolved, That the members of the Vertebrate Paleontological Society shall 

 immediately on such adhesion and qualification be enrolled in the membership 

 of the Paleontological Society without further formality. 



Election of officers. — At the meeting of the Council held at the rooms 

 of the President, in Copley Square Hotel, December 28, 1909, the ballots 

 were opened. Forty-two votes were received, all of which were cast for 

 the officers who were nominated by the Council. 



