338 The American Geologist. jure, 1901. 
Karpinsky and Stefanescu report for Russia and Rou- 
niania respectively that these countries have accepted the sug- 
gestion of the previous congress in reference to instruction in 
geology in the public schools. 
]\I. Karpinsky reports as to the creation of a floating insti- 
tute which has presented such great difficulties. It was refer- 
red to the Geikie committee on international cooperation. 
^I. Oehlert's committee to procure photographic represen- 
tations of types of fossil species consists of Bather, Wood- 
ward. Freeh, von Zittel chairman, ^Nlojsisovics, v. Mojsvar, 
Uhlig, V. d. Broeck, Fraipont, Walcott, Williams, Alcmera, 
Gaudry, Oehlert secretary, Canavari, Kjoer, Stefanescu, Pav- 
low, and Tschernyschew, Choffat, Lindstrom, Lorriol. It was 
pointed out that the commission should hasten its work in order 
to show a commencement in 1903 at A'ienna. 
The council legalized by vote the practice which has hither- 
to always obtained of relegating to the management of each 
council the execution of the work of a congress until the next 
session of the congress. 
The Meetings of the Sections. 
I. General Geology and Tectonic. 
Archibald Geikie the president of the section delivered his 
address on international cooperation, etc. (Note. — It w^erc 
greatly to be desired that James Geikie, the president's talented 
and learned brother, took a more active part in these con- 
gresses. Especially would his assistance be of value in the 
section presided over by his ex-official brother. 
The papers were : 
M. J. Joly, i) Geological age of the earth determined by the con- 
tent of sodium in the ocean ; 2) Experiments concerning denuda- 
tion by fresh and by salt water. 3) Order of formation of silicates in 
igneous rocks 4) Internal mechanism of marine sedimentation. 
M. dc Lapparcnt. On the limit of geological stages. 
.1/. Stanislas Mcunier. Subterranean denudation. 
.1/. Blcichcr. The denudation of the Vosges. 
-1/. Riclitcr. Report on the works of the Glacial Commission. 
//. F. Rcid. On the movement of glaciers. 
.1/. Arctoi\.<slii. The former extension of glaciers in the regions dis- 
covered by the Belgian antarctic expedition. 
M. Popovici-Hatzcg. The new geological map of Roumania. 
M. Vor-iVcrg. Proposition tending to simplify the notation of dip 
and strike of beds. 
