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second group and from stratigraphic evidence as well, it is probable 
that the sandstone belongs in the base of the Kaskaskia group and is 
the same as the Aux Vasa limestone of Southern Illinois. This paper 
gives the data wherein to correlate the Mississippian section with the 
section about the Ozark Hills.—A pril 19, 1897—The evening of the 
monthly meeting of the Section was devoted to a reception by the 
whole Academy to Sir Archibald Geikie, Director-General of H. M. 
Geological Survey of Great Britian, who has just returned to this 
country for a brief visit after an absence of eighteen years. After 
an informal reception the meeting was called to order and addressed 
briefly by the President of the Academy, Prof. J. J. Stevenson, who 
extended a most hearty welcome from the scientists of New York to the 
guest of the evening. Prof. Stevenson was followed by Prof. J. F. 
Kemp, the Chairman of the Section, who reviewed in. a few words the 
greater contributions of Sir Archibald Geikie to the cause of Geol- 
ogy. He spoke of his early work in Seotland, in France and in the 
Western United States in the study of vulcanism, and paid particular 
attention to the work that had been done in Scotland on the metamor- 
phic rocks. Prof. Kemp concluded with a tribute to Sir. Archibald 
as a naturalist and spoke of the superior quality of work that is given 
the world by the man who is in love with nature and finds in the 
solitude of the wildness of nature his greatest company and inspiration. 
The next speaker was the Secretary of the Section who spoke partic- . 
ularly of the work of Sir Archibald Geikie as looked at from the stand- 
point of the teacher and physiographer. He reviewed hastily the char- 
acter and quality of Geikie’s Text Book and Class Book of Geology 
and spoke more especially of the example this distinguished geologist 
has set in physiography in the masterly analysis of the physical features 
of Scotland given in his Scenery of Scotland. 
The last address of welcome was given by Prof. Angelo Heilprin of 
Philadelphia who spoke as a traveler and contrasted the knowledge of 
the geology of the world now with our knowledge at the time of Hum- 
boldt. He spoke of how much we owed to the guest we were welcom- 
ing for his work in bringing together the shreds of knowledge from all 
parts of the world and in building up a great mass of geological informa- 
tion, which is a vast help to all workers in geology and a stimulus to 
all. 
In reply Sir Archibald Geikie expressed his thanks to the Academy 
for the very cordial reception that had been tendered him in New 
York. He contrasted the appearance of the city eighteen years ago 
and now, and spoke of the great growth of New York vertically as well 
