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Proceedings of the Society Proceedings of the Society ANNUAL MEETING, NOVEMBER 17-20, 1963 Joe Webb Peoples, Secretary The Geological Society of America, the Mineralogical Society of America, the Paleontological Society, the Society of Economic Geologists, the Geochemical Society, and the National Association of Geology Teachers have just concluded a very successful meeting arranged under the general chairmanship of Robert E. King. The Society is indeed grateful to Mr. King and his Committee, and we list here the full committee: General Chairman, ROBERT E. KING Vice Chairman, NORMAN D. NEWELL Adviser, PAUL F. KERR Treasurer, GAIL F. MOULTON Chairman of Technical Program, FRANKLYN B. VAN HOUTEN Exhibits, GODFREY F. KAUFMANN Field Trips, JOHN RODGERS Reservations, HARRY H. EMMERICH Registration and information, WILLIAM E. HUMPHREY Session Rooms and Equipment, KURT E. LOWE Projection Slide Review, DAVID B. CHISHOLM Ladies Entertainment, MURIEL MATHEZ Excursions, JOHN F. MASON Annual Dinner, FREDERICK. A. BUSH Smoker, FRITZ E. VON ESTORFF Luncheons and Breakfasts, FREDERICK P. YOUNG Public Relations and Publicity, HERBERT P. WOODWARD The meeting was held November 17-20, 1963, in the Hotel Commodore in New York, N. Y., and between 2800 and 2900 persons registered for the activities. It marked the 75th Anniversary of The Geological Society of America and was high- lighted by three general symposia. On Sunday afternoon and evening, November 17, a symposium and general discussion on the topic Relation of Geology and Trace Elements to Nutritional Problems attracted many from geology, geochemistry, and the medical profession. A volume containing the papers and the discussion is ex- pected for publication. Helen Cannon ably arranged this symposium, which was sponsored by the Geochemical Society. P 147 Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/gsabulletin/article-pdf/74/12/P147/3442333/i0016-7606-74-12-P147.pdf by guest on 27 September 2021 P148 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY On Monday afternoon a symposium on Ocean Basins and Continental Drift attracted a large audience, and in the evening GSA President Harry H. Hess con- tinued the theme with his presidential address entitled Further Comments on the History of Ocean Basins. On Tuesday morning after the business meeting of the Society, Claude C. Albritton, Jr., Chairman of the Committee on the 75th Anniversary, introduced the symposium on the Principle of Uniformity. In this symposium different views on the principle were presented by geologists, historians, and philosophers, and here again we expect that a volume containing the papers may be published by the Society. The Annual Dinner was held on Tuesday evening, and at the dinner William Walden Rubey received the Penrose Medal of the Society, and Keith Edward Bullen was the recipient of the Arthur L. Day Medal. Robert F. Legget was toast- master. Business Session The Business Session of the Annual Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Inc., was held in the Hotel Commodore in the City, County and State of New York, on Tuesday, November 19, 1963, at 9 a.m. The President acted as Chairman, and the Secretary was in attendance. The Chairman called the session to order and stated that the Tellers and In- Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/gsabulletin/article-pdf/74/12/P147/3442333/i0016-7606-74-12-P147.pdf by guest on 27 September 2021 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY P 149 specters of Election, Arthur L. Howland, Allen F. Agnew, and Arthur B. Cleaves, had executed and filed their oath and reported that they had canvassed the proxies and the Fellows present in person and that more than 9 Fellows were present in person and 854 Fellows were present by proxy. The Chairman stated that a quorum of Fellows was present and that the session therefore could proceed. The Chairman ordered that the oath of the Tellers and Inspectors of Election, all written reports or certificates presented by them, all proxies filed, and all Ballots cast at the meeting be filed with the records of the meeting. The Secretary reported that notice of time and place of the meeting had been sent to all Fellows of the Society as required by the By-laws and laws of the State of New York. He also reported that the program of the meeting, a draft of the pro- posed new Constitution and By-laws, and a proxy had been sent to every Fellow as required by the By-laws and the laws of the State of New York. The Chairman next stated that there were three items of business to be voted on by ballot: (1) the election of officers and Councilors, (2) the ratification of acts of the Council during the past year, and (3) the proposed revision of the Constitution and By-laws. To save time they were voted on at one time, by a single ballot on which the vote on each was recorded separately. The Chairman explained that a regular ticket of nominations had been prepared and mailed to all Fellows as re- quired by the By-laws, and that no special or other ticket had been nominated. Therefore, the vote in the election was merely for or against each person on the regular ticket. As to the ratification of the acts of the Council, the Chairman presented the Annual Report of the Society's Officers and Committees which had been adopted by the Council as its Report and which had been mailed to all Fellows and Members. He next entertained a motion to ratify all acts of the Council as set forth in this Report. This motion was made by Byron N. Cooper and was seconded. The Chairman then presented the draft of the proposed new Constitution and By-laws which he said had been enclosed in the notice of this meeting and stated that he would entertain a motion to adopt the same. Mr. Robert F. Legget moved that the revision of the Constitution and By-laws in accordance with the drafts enclosed in the notice of this meeting be adopted as the Constitution and By-laws of the Society. Mr. Edwin B. Eckel seconded the motion. The Chairman asked whether any discussion of the motion was desired and stated that he would call on Mr. Legget, Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Revision of the By-laws, to answer any questions which might be asked. Mr. James Gilluly rose and spoke against two matters relating to the new Consti- tution and By-laws. He felt that the Fellowship had not been properly or completely informed as to the proposed changes in the Constitution and By-laws. He also objected to the removal of the category of Correspondents and the creation of the category of Honorary Fellows. Mr. M. King Hubbert was called upon to make a few background statements with Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/gsabulletin/article-pdf/74/12/P147/3442333/i0016-7606-74-12-P147.pdf by guest on 27 September 2021 P150 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY regard to aspects of Mr. Gilluly's criticisms. He pointed out that the 1963 Council had recommended to the 1964 Council that a modified form of the Proceedings Volume be reinstated, thus renewing vital communication wires with the member- ship of the Society. Hubbert also briefly described the composition of the Com- mittee on the Revision of the By-laws and the manner in which they did their work. Mr. Robert F. Legget was called upon to discuss the individual points of the new By-laws. Mr. Legget accepted responsibility and apologized for not having explained the changes in greater detail to the membership. He explained that all officers, Presidents, and Councilors for the past 10 years had been consulted; that the changes made had been in response to the recognized need to streamline the By-laws to make possible more efficient operation of the Society; and that there had been no intent to elimi- nate the Correspondents, but rather to call them Honorary Fellows and to leave this category in the hands of the Council. He also pointed out that, in the new By-laws, Fellows, Members, and Honorary Fellows all have the vote, and that by the elimination of any geographic reference in the stated purpose of the Society henceforth geologists from all over the world would be eligible for Membership and Fellowship on the same basis as geologists from North America. As there was no further discussion, the Chairman announced that votes by ballot would now be taken on the election of Officers and Councilors, on the motion to ratify all acts of the Council as set forth in the Report of the Council, and on the motion to adopt the proposed new Constitution and By-laws. The Chairman then called on the Secretary to read the announcement of the election of Members, Fellows, Correspondents, and Patrons. Secretary Peoples reported the election of 55 Fellows and 192 Members in April, and 31 Fellows and 264 Members in November. The lists are as follows: Fellows elected in April Arnal, Robert E. Gooding, Ansel Miller Millison, Clark Drury Bayles, Robert Ellery Gorsline, Donn Sherrin Nanz, Robert Hamilton Bell, A(zel) Lyndon' Hamblin, William Kenneth Oleksyshyn, John Brooks, Harold Kelly Herz, Norman Oliver, William Albert, Jr. Burst, John Frederick Higgs, Donald V. Patton, John Barratt Carter, William Douglas Holmes, Clifford Newton Pratt, Walden Penfield Cogen, William Maurice Hopson, Clifford Andrae Preston, Frank W(illiam) Growl, George Henry Hubert, John Frederick Raup, David Malcolm Curray, Joseph Ross Reid, Rolland R. Humphrey, Fred LaSalle Eckelmann, F. Donald Ross, Charles Alexander Jennings, Charles William Elson, John Albert Rusnak, Gene Alexander Ericksen, George E. Jodry, Richard Louis Schumm, Stanley Alfred Farquhar, Oswald Cornell Johnston, Paul McKelvey Smith, Robert Leland Fisher, Richard Virgil Klepser, Harry John Swanson, Vernon Emanuel Forsyth, Jane L.
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