398 The American Geologist ■^""«' i»"^ 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Summer 
Meeting of Section E. — Section E of the American Association for 
the Advancement of Science will hold a summer meeting at Syra- 
cuse, New York, July 19, 20, 21, 22. Arrangements have been made 
for making the meeting enjoyable and profitable to all members of 
the Section. The vicinity of Syracuse is one of great interest in 
several branches of geologj*: the fossiliferous rocks of the New York 
series are^well exposed in many ravines; the surface shows most 
of the phenomena of chief interest in Glacial geology; the pre- 
Glacial and the modern topography have been worked out by spec- 
ialists, and the economic geology of the district is important. The 
chief study in the field during the meeting will be the gorges and 
lakes of the Glacial drainage, which are the most novel feature of 
the district. 
In making its plans for the meeting the sectional committee 
had accepted the cordial invitation of the committee having in 
charge the joint summer courses in geology for several eastern 
universities and colleges to hold a meeting in conjunction with the 
summer school. The following programme may now be provision- 
ally announced: 
Wednesday, July 19, 8.00 P. M. — The Section will meet inform- 
ally for the purpose of organization and of listening to short ad- 
dresses by the officers of the Section, the state geologist and others. 
Professor T. C. Hopkins, of Syracuse University, will discuss the 
local geology. 
Thursday. July 20. — Field day with picnic lunch. The Section 
will visit the Jamesville lakes, the "fossil cataracts" and the several 
Glacial stream channels in the vicinity of Jamesville and part of 
the shore line of lake Iroquois in Onondaga valley. Field addresses 
will be given by professor H. L. Fairchild on "The Local Glacial 
Features" and by professor John M. Clarke on "The New York 
Series, with a special reference to the Paleontology and Strati- 
graphy of the Syracuse district." ♦ 
8:00 P. M. — Popular illustrated lecture by professor H. L. Fair- 
child on "Glaciation in North America, with Particular Reference 
to the Effects of the Ice Sheet in Central New York. 
9:30 P. M. — Social meeting in the rooms of the University Club. 
Friday, July 21. — Field day with picnic lunch. The party will 
go by trolley to Fayetteville and thence on foot to the Glacial chan- 
nels and lakes south and west of Fayetteville. Field addresses by 
Mr. Frank B. Taylor, "The Great Lakes in Their Relation to Local 
Geology," and by others. 
8:00 P. M. — Business meeting of the Section for the reading 
and discussion of papers. 
Saturday, July 22. — To Fayetteville by trolley or by boat on 
