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8. History and geography. 



9. Geographic education. 



A special opportunity will be afforded 

 for the discussion of methods for sur- 

 veying and map-making and for com- 

 parison of these methods as pursued in 

 other countries with the work of fed- 

 eral and state surveys maintained in 

 this country. 



Delegates and members desiring to 

 present communications before the Con- 

 gress or wishing to propose subjects for 

 discussion are requested to signify their 

 wishes at the earliest practicable date. 

 A list of titles of communications already 

 offered is appended. It is especially 

 needful that any titles offered hereafter 

 shall be accompanied by abstracts (not 

 exceeding 300 words in length) in order 

 that the Presidency may take prompt 

 action toward introducing the titles and 

 abstracts in the general program to be 

 published at the beginning of the Con- 

 gress. 



The time required for presenting 

 communications should be stated; other- 

 wise twelve minutes will be allotted. 

 It is anticipated that not more than 

 twenty minutes can be allotted for any 

 communication unless the Presidency 

 decide to extend the time by reason of 

 the general interest or importance of the 

 subject. 



Titles and abstracts of communications 

 may be submitted either through the 

 Committee of Arrangements or directly 

 to the Chairman of the Committee on 

 Scientific Program. Pending the open- 

 ing of the Congress, this committee 

 shall decide whether the same are appro- 

 priate for incorporation in the program, 

 though the decisions of the committee 

 shall be subject to revision by the Presi- 

 dency after the Congress convenes. 



The preliminary announcement, issued 

 in January last, having provided that 

 proposals affecting the organization of 

 the Congress should be submitted in 

 writing before May 1 , any such propo- 



sals hereafter received will be laid before 

 the Presidency, who will determine 

 whether they shall receive consideration 

 at the Eighth Congress or be laid over 

 for future action. 



PROGRAMS 



The General Program, comprising ti- 

 tles and abstracts of communications, 

 sectional assignments, announcements 

 of general, sectional, and social meet- 

 ings, etc., will be published on or about 

 September 7. All titles, abstracts, etc., 

 designed for incorporation in this pro- 

 gram must be in the hands of the Com- 

 mittee of Arrangements not later than 

 August 1, 1904. 



Daily programs will be issued during 

 the meetings in Washington and New 

 York. Any matter designed for incor- 

 poration in these must be in the hands 

 of the secretaries by six o'clock of the 

 day preceding issue. 



COMPTE RENDU 



The Presidency, with the aid of a Com- 

 mittee on Publication, will prepare a vol- 

 ume of proceedings or Compte Rendu, 

 comprising those communications and 

 abstracts which they deem it needful to 

 publish ; and this publication will be sent 

 to all members of the Congress, includ- 

 ing societies represented by delegates. 



All communications and abstracts sub- 

 mitted for reading or printing shall be 

 deemed the property of the Congress, 

 and in every respect subject to the action 

 of the Presidency, although a request 

 for the return of any copy not approved 

 for publication might be entertained at 

 the option of the Presidency. 



Authors of communications exceed- 

 ing seven (printed) pages in length de- 

 siring separates shall order the same 

 (specifying the number) in writing on 

 their manuscript. Such separates will be 

 furnished at cost of press work, paper, 

 and cover, plus a small percentage (not 

 exceeding twenty-five) . 



