Secretary's Report. 
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Thursday, December 28th. 
AFTERNOON SESSION. 
The meeting was called to order by the president, Professor C. 
Dwight Marsh, at 2:40 p. m. in the geological lecture room, Science 
Hall. 
Paper No. 1 was discussed by Messrs. Van Hise and Buckley; No. 
3, by Messrs. E. G. Smith, Daniells, and Slichter; and No. 5, by Pro¬ 
fessor Danieils. 
On motion by Professor Van Hise the president appointed the fol¬ 
lowing as a committee on nomination of officers for the ensuing term 
of three years: Messrs. Van Hise, Nicholson, and Flint. 
EVENING SESSION. 
In the evening at six o’clock the local members had the pleasure, 
in accordance with the printed program, of tendering a complimentary 
banquet to the visiting members. The Woman’s Alliance of the Unitar¬ 
ian church furnished the banquet in the dining room at the church. 
Eighteen local and nine visiting members sat down at the tables. 
Professor Slichter presided and after-dinner remarks were made also 
by Messrs. Daniells, Marsh, and Van Hise. At eight o’clock the com¬ 
pany adjourned to the church parlor, where with other friends that 
had come in they listened to a very interesting address by the retiring 
president, Professor C. Dwight Marsh. 
Friday, December 29 th. 
MORNING SESSION. 
The meeting was called to order by the president at 9:45 a. m. in the 
chemical lecture room on account of the temporary disarrangement of 
the heating apparatus at Science Hall. 
The reports of the secretary and librarian were read by the secretary 
and accepted. 
The report of the treasurer was read by that officer and the follow¬ 
ing were appointed as auditing committee: Messrs. C. S. Slichter, 
E. A. Birge, and E. G. Smith. 
The committee on membership recommended a list of persons for ac¬ 
tive membership and the secretary was instructed to cast the ballot for 
the entire list. This was done and the candidates declared elected. 
The names are given at the close of these minutes in one list, in alpha¬ 
betical order, together with several names handed in later. 
