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Baltimore, Md., the American representative of the International 

 Seismological Bureau, to report through him to that organization, 

 but it is intended also to present for publication in the Bulletin 

 of the Museum the results of earthquake study made at the station. 

 The catalogues and special reports of the International Seismo- 

 logical Bureau have been received at the Geological Laboratory, 

 and are at present placed in room 24 for reference. Professor 

 Woodworth superintended the installation of the seismograph, 

 and has charge of the instrument. During his absence in South 

 America, Dr. G. R. Mansfield is temporarily in charge. 



Mention was made in last year's Report of the Shaler Memorial 

 Fund, and of the probable use of the income from that Fund in 

 paying the expenses of an expedition to South America. During 

 the past year the Division of Geology, entrusted with the manage- 

 ment of the Fund, voted to send Professor J. B. Woodworth to 

 South America. For this purpose he was granted leave of absence 

 from June 20 to the end of the first half-year, 1908-1909. During 

 the summer he made a study of the Permo-Carboniferous conglom- 

 erates of southern Brazil. After the rainy season sets in in Brazil, 

 Professor Woodworth will spend the remainder of his time upon 

 the coast of Chile, between Valdivia and Valparaiso, in an investi- 

 gation of the nature of shore-line changes. Professor R. DeC. 

 Ward and Mr. Winthrop Perrin Haynes were appointed members 

 of the Expedition to Brazil for the term of the summer vacation. 



The Geological Conference was maintained during the year, 

 papers on a wide range of subjects being presented by instructors 

 and students. 



The officers of the Department have been greatly helped in 

 their work of preparing specimens and diagrams for their lectures 

 and laboratory work by the effective aid given by Mr. George M. 

 Flint, whose engagement as laboratory assistant and curator of 

 teaching materials was noted in last year's Report. 



The sub-committee on the Gardner collection of photographs 

 (Messrs. Woodworth, Ward, and Johnson) submit the following 

 tabulated report. Mr. Flint has begun a geographic distribution 

 catalogue of the slides, work on which is in progress. Numerous 

 photographs have been temporarily deposited in the exhibition 

 cases of the Geological Museum. It is hoped that a special case 

 may be placed in the hall of the exhibition floor for the exposition,. 



