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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 
[Dec., 
Director Benjamin H. Smith. 
Vice-Director .Joseph Crawford. 
Recorder .Charles S. Williamson. 
Treasurer and Conservator .Stewardson Brown. 
Respectfully submitted 
Stewardson Brown, 
Coyiservator. 
Mineralogical and Geological Section. 
The Section has held four meetings this year, with an average- 
attendance of twelve. 
Communications were made by Dr. E. T. Wherry, on crystal 
analysis; by Dr. Thomas C. Brown, on the geology of the Catskill 
Aqueduct; by Dr. T. C. Brown, on a canoe trip in Northern Quebec; 
and by Dr. Florence Bascom, on an excursion of the International 
Geological Congress north of Lake Ontario. There were also 
shorter communications and various discussions. 
In addition, the Section had one meeting in conjunction with the 
Academy, and Dr. E. T. Wherry then reported on the International 
Geological Congress held at Toronto last August. 
The Section had six field excursions, with an average attendance of 
17. Visits were made to: (1) Crystalline rocks near Glen Mills 
and Lenni, on Chester Creek and at Black Horse, Delaware County; 
(2) Crystalline rocks and their minerals near the Falls of French 
Creek, Chester County; (3) Crystalline rocks near Holmesburg and 
Rolandsville, Philadelphia; (4) New Red Perkasie shales and 
Pottstown shales and trap, near Schwenksville, Montgomery County; 
(5) Graphite deposits near Byers, Chester County; (6) Crystalline 
rocks and Cambrian, near Pennypack Creek, Montgomery County. 
One new member and two associate members were elected. 
The following officers of the Section have been elected for the year 
1914: 
Director Benjamin Smith Lyman. 
Vice-Director . Frank J. Keeley. 
Recorder and Secretary Silas L. Schumo. 
Treasurer .William B. Davis. 
Conservator... ... ...George Yaux, Jr. 
Respectfully submitted by order of the Section. 
Benjamin Smith Lyman, 
Director. 
