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Show GeologisSs' Discuss the Freight Rates PITTSBURG, Dec. 2.7. The ques-, Hon of freight rates was one of the j engrossing topics discussed ly the After the reception of several reports re-ports of u technical nature the-e officers of-ficers were nominated for clootie n to servo n.xt year: President. Prof. William Davis, of Harvard; vice presidents. W. N. Rice Connecticut, Wesleyan; W. B. Scr.tti Princeton: secretary. Dr. K. O. Ilovcy,' American Museum of Natural History," New Y.rk city; treasuier, W. B. CM irk Johns Hopkins; llbrnrlan, H. P. Cussing, Cuss-ing, Western Reserve. The retiring president. Dr. Arnold Hague, made his annual address tonight to-night and the annual smoker was held. ouuiogicai society at its annual an-nual meeting here todav, when Dr. W. J. Holland, director of the CnrnV-?o museum, pre.-rnicd a resolution asking ask-ing the appointment of a committee to take up with' the railroads the mat-ter mat-ter of a change In the classification j of fosi-ils. Dr. Holland drclrrcd he hnd paid $2, ooo freight charges on a shipment I of fossil rock, for which $2'mi would appear ample in comparison with other schedules. |