Yol. 65.] ANUaVERSAEV MEETING- — WOLLASTON MEDAL, xli 



AwAED OE THE WOLLASTON MEDAL. 



In presenting the Wollaston Medal to Mr. Hoeace Bolingbeoke 

 Woodwaed, F.B.S., the President addressed him as follows : — 



Mr. Woodwaed, — 



The Wollaston Medal is awarded to you in recognition of 

 researches conducive to the interests of the Society in particular 

 and to the science of Geology in general, especially in relation to the 

 Jurassic rocks of Britain and the ' History of the Geological Society.' 



No one possesses a more encyclopaedic knowledge of the Geology 

 of England and Wales than yourself, and your well-known book on 

 this subject, distinguished by its clear and orderly presentation of a 

 vast collection of facts, is indispensable to every English student of 

 ■our science. 



The Jurassic System, as developed in this country, has long 

 occupied your attention, and you have given an admirable account 

 of it in your three great volumes on ' The Jurassic Bocks of England 

 ■& Wales ' ; a work which embodies your own personal observations, 

 and fully and impartially records every fact of importance con- 

 tributed by other investigators. 



The invaluable ' History of the Society ' which you prepared for 

 our Centenary Celebration is a mine of information, and at the 

 same time a continuous and consistent story well told. The 

 heroic figures and the battles of long ago are brought vividly before 

 our eyes ; and the human side of our great predecessors is faith- 

 fully touched in with many a quaint saying, odd mannerism, and 

 witty story. As we read, we are conscious of a deepening apprecia- 

 tion of the great and lovable nature of the men who helped to 

 found and build up our science, and an increased pride in the 

 Society which they have transmitted to our care. 



Your retirement from the Geological Survey will doubtless be 

 merely the introduction to a new sphere of activity ; the good 

 wishes of the Society will follow you there ; and we hope that you 

 will live long to enjoy the powers conferred upon you by your 

 well-earned leisure. 



Mr. Woodwaed replied in the following words : — 



Mr. President, — 



In receiving from your hands the Wollaston Medal I feel 

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