620 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences , Arts, and Letters. 
President Marsh, also Secretary of the Survey Commission, and Prof. 
Chas. R. Van Hise, Consulting Geologist, followed with further re¬ 
marks upon the work. 
The numbers on the printed program were then resumed in order. 
Paper No. 2 was discussed by Messrs. E. A. Birge and C. Dwight Marsh. 
During a short recess after paper No. 4, the President appointed 
a committee to nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy in the Com¬ 
mittee on Library caused by the resignation of W. S. Leavenworth 
from membership in the Academy. The nominating committee con¬ 
sisted of Messrs. C. S. Slichter, Daniel Folkmar, and Miss Harriet B. 
Merrill. 
The reading of papers was resumed. Paper No. 9 was discussed by 
Messrs. Bruncken and Flint. 
The session was adjourned at 12:50 p. m. 
AFTERNOON SESSION. 
The meeting was called to order again at 2:00 p. m., and the first 
paper of the afternoon, No. 10, w r as read. It was discussed by F. G. 
Hubbard. 
Paper No. 13 was discussed briefly. 
During a recess which followed this discussion, the report of the 
auditing committee w r as adopted approving the report of the Treasurer. 
On the recommendation of the nominating committee, Charles H. 
Chandler was elected to fill the vacancy on the Library committee. 
Paper No. 14 was next given. It was discussed by Messrs. Ewing, 
Birge, Bruncken, A. S. Mitchell, and Merrell. 
Paper No. 15 was omitted owing to the absence of the author, caused 
by illness. 
The plan presented in Paper No. 17 was to publish notices in the 
newspapers published along the moraine regions calling attention to 
the possible finding of diamonds. Discussed by C. R. Van Hise and 
others. 
Paper No. 18 was discussed by Messrs. E. G. Smith, Kremers, and 
Slichter. 
The session was adjourned at 5:05 p. m. 
Wednesday, December 29th. 
MORNING SESSION. 
The meeting was called to order by the President soon after 9 o’clock. 
The President asked what action the Academy would take in view 
of the fact that the Secretary of State had announced his intention 
to issue no more permits for printing until all of the copy for a vol- 
