Dana.] 200 [November 17, 



The President, with a few warm words of welcome, then 

 introduced Professor James D. Dana, w r ho, after some gen- 

 eral remarks on the subject, read a paper on the relations of 

 Pseudomorphism to Metamorphism, in reply to Prof. T. 

 Steny Hunt's criticisms published in the Proceedings of the 

 Society for June 2, 1875. 



Professor Dana stated his objections to various statements 

 in Professor Hunt's article, gave his reasons for denying that 

 he held, or had held, the views which Professor Hunt had 

 attributed to him, and stated that if Mr. Hunt had admitted 

 in 1871 that Prof. Dana's Manual of Geology contained a 

 fair exposition of its author's views on Metamorphism, the 

 controversy would never have had a beginning. 



Dr. S terry Hunt responded that, as Prof. Dana had de- 

 clared that his earlier expressions as to the relations of Pseu- 

 domorphism to Metamorphism had been misinterpreted, and 

 that he had never, to his knowledge, held the views attrib- 

 uted to him, although he did not complain that under the 

 circumstances a misapprehension had in the first place oc- 

 curred, he (Dr. Hunt) was free to say that he regretted the 

 misapprehension on his part, and that it is now evident that 

 Prof. Dana's Manual of Geology of 1863 correctly expresses 

 the author's views. 



The Secretary presented by title, "A Prodrome of the 

 Tabanidaa of the United States," Part II, by C. R. Osten 

 Sacken, which will appear in the Society's Memoirs. 



The Custodian announced the gift, by Capt. Charles Bry- 

 ant, of a fine skeleton and a skull of the Sea-lion, and skele- 

 tons of two Fur-seals, for which the thanks of the Society 

 were voted. 



