librarian's report 679 



Librarian's Report 



To the Council of the Geological Society of America: 



The accessions to the library received during the past twelvemonth 

 have been duly catalogued and acknowledged and the list of accessions 

 up to July 1, 1905, prepared and forwarded to the Secretary for incor- 

 poration in volume 16 of the Bulletin. 



The library now contains some 2,800 numbers, which is an average of 

 about 200 numbers annually since library material first commenced to 

 accumulate. At present the increase is slightly in excess of that figure, 

 owing mainly to an increase in the number of contributing exchanges. 

 The amount of material donated by Fellows shows a steady annual de- 

 crease. If it is desirable that the library should contain a full representa- 

 tion of the writings of its members, then it should be stated that at the 

 present time it falls far short of so doing, and in increasing annual 

 amount. 



It has never been feasible for the Society to exchange publications with 

 state surveys, but it was thought that the officials of such surveys who are 

 Fellows of the Society would see to it that sets of their publications reach 

 the library shelves. They do so, but in diminishing number. The Libra- 

 rian does not understand it to be part of his duties to solicit gifts to the 

 library ; but he wishes to call attention to the fact that only a small per- 

 centage of the annual output of state survey reports reach the library. 



The expenses of this office for the past year are as follows : 



To postage $1 76 



To express charges 50 



To clerk hire 6 00 



$8 26 



Eespectfully submitted. 



H. P. ClJSHING, 



Cleveland, Ohio, December 1, 1905. Librarian. 



On motion of the Secretary, it was voted to defer the consideration of 

 the Council report until the following day. 



As the Auditing Committee to examine the accounts of the Treasurer, 

 the Society elected W. H. Sherzer and F. D. Adams. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS 



The result of the balloting for officers for 1906, as canvassed by the 

 Council, was announced by the President, and officers were declared 

 elected as follows : 



