part 1] ANNIVERSARY MEETING MURCHISON MEDAL. xli 



aid so freely given to fellow-workers in his own and other lands. 

 Those of us who have had the benefit of personal association with 

 him have felt the strength of his devotion to our science and his 

 power in its advancement. 



I count it a happy privilege that this Medal should pass through 

 my hands to be conveyed to him, and I will ask Your Excel- 

 lency in forwarding it, to assure him of our lasting regard. 



Count Wrangel read, in reply, the following communication 

 received from Baron G. De Geer : — 



' It caused me a very great and agreeable surprise when I received the news 

 that the Council of the Geological Society had awarded to me the Wollaston 

 Medal. A high distinction in itself, a still greater value is certainly lent to 

 it by the fact that it has earlier been conferred upon geologists of such 

 renown and standing as William Smith, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, and 

 other leaders of our science. Deeply moved at this sign of encouragement 

 and appreciation of my work, I accept it with the most sincere gratitude, 

 feelings which are intensified by the award being made at the present moment 

 when it appears to me as a symbol of the common interest in Science and 

 the co-operation of ideas among scientific workers all over the world. 



' Never will I forget a happy summer — some few years before the tragic 

 events of the last live years — when I, in company with some seventy geolo- 

 gists from all over the world, had the good fortune to work in the Arctic 

 deserts of Spitsbergen, where the structure of this part of the earth is so 

 marvellously exposed. The great joy of deciphering the wonderful features 

 of geological evolution was heightened not only by a brilliant Arctic sun, but 

 also by a most genial spirit of brotherhood joining us all in the same bond of 

 common interest. Memories like these strengthen my belief in a happy 

 future for the commonwealth of Science. For the rest of my life the Wollas- 

 ton Medal will remain a highly appreciated reminder for me to continue to 

 contribute my modest share to the great work for Science and mankind. 



Gerard De Geer, 

 Stockholm, January 31st, 1920.' 



Award op the Murchison Medal. 



The President then presented the Murchison Medal to Mrs. 

 Ethel Mary Header Shakespear, M.B.E., D.Sc, addressing 

 her as follows : — 



Mrs. Shakespear, — 

 The quality and promise of your work on the Graptolites and 

 (l-raptolite-bearing rocks of this country were recognized at an 

 early stage by the Council. It desires now to mark its apprecia- 

 tion of the results of your perseverance in this work by awarding 

 to you the Murchison Medal. 



