- The Intendant System in New Spain, by Prof. Don E. Smith, of the University of California.
- The Discovery of the Lost History by Father Kino, by Prof. H. E. Bolton, of Stanford University.
- The Towns of the Pacific Northwest Were Not Founded on the Fur Trade, by Prof. Edmond S. Meany, of the University of Washington.
- The Early Missouri Fur Trade, by Prof. F. J. Teggart, of the University of California.
The Teachers' Session began at 2 130 o'clock P. M. The general subject was "Ancient History in the First Year of the High School," and the following papers were presented:
- Methods of Teaching Ancient History to Beginners, by Prof. H. W. Edwards, Berkeley High School.
- Points of Contact Between Ancient History and the Present, by Prof. W. C. Westergaard, Alameda High School.
General discussion followed.
The business session was held at 4:00 o'clock P. M., and officers for the ensuing year were elected, as follows: President, E. D. Adams, Stanford; Vice-President, Edmond S. Meany, University of Washington; Secretary-Treasurer, J. N. Bowman, Berkeley; Council, the foregoing officers, and H. E. Bolton, Stanford; Miss Jeanne E. Wier, University of Nevada, Reno; Miss Agnes E. Howe, San Jose State Normal School; E. I. McCormac, University of California.
The Secretary was instructed to gather the material for a report on the State and Local Historical Societies on the Coast, to be presented at the next meeting.
The Council was authorized to appoint a committee of two to meet with other similar committees to discuss the feasibility of annual meetings of scientists, learned and technical societies of the Pacific Coast, at the same time and place.
The next meeting of the Pacific Coast Branch will be held in Berkeley on November 18-19, 1910.
