Secretary's Report. 
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ume in question was at hand. Mr. C. R. Van Hise offered the follow- 
ing resolution: 
“Whereas, It is of vital importance to the Academy that its trans¬ 
actions be issued in parts as heretofore, in advance of the completed 
volume, be it resolved. 
That the Secretary of State be requested to grant an order for print¬ 
ing in continuation of this method of procedure; and that a committee 
be appointed to present this resolution to the Secretary of State.” 
The resolution was passed unanimously, and the President appointed 
Mr. Van Hise and the Secretary of the Academy as the committee. 
Paper No. 19 was then read. Discussed by Messrs. E. G. Smith, 
Van Hise, Polkmar, and Hobbs. 
Paper No. 21 was discussed by Messrs. Slichter and Van Hise; and 
No. 22 by ‘Messrs. Upham, Birge, E. G. Smith, and Merrell. 
Extensive remarks were made by Mr. Yan Hise following the es¬ 
pecially interesting paper, No. 23. He expressed it as his conviction 
that changes of pressure had much more to do with the folding of 
strata in the earth than did the secular contraction. 
Paper No. 20 was next read for the author by A. S. Flint, who 
had been called away at the appointed time by his duties as secretary. 
Discussed by Messrs. Birge, Van Hise, Flint, and others. 
Papers No. 24 to 28 inclusive were not read. In the case of the 
first the author had been detained at home by illness in his family. 
The author of No. 28 also was not feeling well enough to make the 
journey to Milwaukee. 
The session adjourned at 12 o’clock noon. 
A pleasant feature of the meeting was a six o’clock supper at the 
Plankinton House given by the Milwaukee members of the Academy 
to the visiting members. The time was spent in an informal recep¬ 
tion in the parlor and friendly conversation at the tables, with no 
general speeches. 
In the course of the meeting, on the recommendation of the com¬ 
mittee on membership, twenty-two persons were elected to active mem¬ 
bership, and five persons were transferred from the list of active mem¬ 
bers to that of corresponding members. Three life members were 
elected. Five resignations from membership were offered and accepted. 
The names of all these were printed in the Preliminary Report of the 
Secretary, Vol. XI, pp. 564-5 of the Transactions. 
Albert S. Flint, 
Secretary. 
