Field Notebook: Florida, Quebec, Vermont. 1927, 1928, 1931
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Tuesday Dec. 27 - 1927. Nashville a smoker and a formal talk of the maps and charts. By 10.45 Jones back at the hotel and from Tried. Wednesday, Dec. 28-1927. Nashville Back to Hiernon Hall to hold the last meeting of Section E. Five papers were to be presented by J.H. Swartz did not turn up. Dr. Smyth by noon. It is raining. The first one in over a week. At 4.30 Jones back to the Medical School of Vanderbilt University to meet with the Committee of Prize Award of the G.G.A.S. This Com. consists of [illegible] A. Boern, (Chairman); Dr. Petriom, Prof. Scholte; Mrs. Duane, Harvard; C. Johnschur; and R.J. Terry (Chairman). At this meeting I placed in competition the Mon. by S.R. Mansfield - Geograph., Biology and Mineral Resources of Northeastern Idaho. It's the only paper submitted, so far. At 7 P.M., attended the dinner of the Geographers and Biologists at the Scarritt School. Here Campbell gave his Presidential Address on Geographic Terminology which was largely pessimistic. Then came the address by