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of 1949, and founder of these NOTES which he first raises in 
1950. It was his driving force and constant iv daira =i ae 
this shell club in the channels of moliuscan 8% y, as he y 
discouraged the intrusion of unrelated mater . : 3 
thusiasm wherever he 
A teacher b rofession, he transmitted his en 
ae senevatn, club meeting, or lecture hall. ye se rae a 
course of lectures he gave at the American Museum of Natura History 
interested in his manuscript, 
pecame 
that a publisher in the audience t book devoted to our local shells 
with the consequence that the firs 
was published a 4961: SHELLS OF THE NEW YORK CITY AREA, by Morris 
K. Jacobson and William K. Emersono 
His contributions to this club and to the 
years cannot be counted, but most of all 
formation of many lasting friendships. 
se NOTES over these many 
he was responsible for the 
We will miss him, deeply. 
Dorothy Raeihle 
« ciesinalensaras 
AMU 1980 
The American Malacological Union's meeting at Louisville, Kentucky 
was an all ‘round success. It was held at a conference complex, the 
Executive Inn, where rooms, restaurants and lecture halls surrounded 
a most pleasant courtyard with fountains and a swimming pool. There 
may have been close to 200 attending -- we did not get the exact 
count. Our hosts were the members of the Louisville Conchological 
Society. They had planned well and handled infinite details with 
efficiency, grace and good humor. 
Delegates poured in on Saturday, July 19th, and exchanged greetings 
at President Clyde Roper's reception that evening. More arrived 
the next day, to be on hand for the formal opening of the meeting 
Sunday at 1:00 pm when Dr. David H, Stansbery, introduced as the 
Mayor of Malacology, welcomed the delegates in the absence of the 
Hon. William B. Stansbury, Mayor of Louisville. Following the af- 
ternoon's presentations our hosts treated us to an evening excur- 
Sion on the paddle-wheeler "Belle of Louisville," giving us an ap- 
preciation of the beautiful Ohio River. We also became acquainted 
with some of the history of the area, 
The papers during the following days accommodated everyone's spe- 
cialty. A symposium on cephalopods ran concurrently with papers 
but the schedule had been arranged for the least possible conflict. 
In addition, there were workshops on (1) freshwater mollusks, (2 
terrestrial mollusks, and (3) marine aquaria. There were some ex- 
citing papers re: biology and functional morphology that were tri- 
umphs of sneer ae. and patient observation (more on those in a 
later issue.) There were many excellent slide presentations and 4 
few motion pictures, in color, which delighted everyone. 
The auction of literature was most successf ms 
among the offerings. ul, with many fine ite 
Our hosts had arranged for a week-long exhibition of shells in one 
of the smaller lecture halls. The displays included Possil and Re-. 
cent, local mollusks and world-wide exotics -- and a growth series 
of twelve Conus gloriamaris. (Eat your heart out!) Another exhi- 
