[NYSAA (1974)] Fig. 26, with no known counterpart on other Owasco stations. A fragmented, unilateral, weakly -barbed harpoon (Fig. 21) stratigraphically situated with Point Peninsula sherds having round rims or platting (Pl. 9, Figs. 5, 6, and Pl. Museum. Harvard University Press, Cambridge. Giddings, Edward B., Flora, Donald F., and Olson, Gerald W. 1971 Soil survey of Broome County, New York U.S. Govt. Printing Office. Griffin, James B., Editor 1952 Archeology of Eastern United States. The University of Chicago Press. Laccetti, Michael F. 1965 The Round Top site: A postulated Early Owasco Component. New York State Archeological A s s o c i a t i o n Bulletin. No. 33. Ossining. 1966 The Round Top site: A pre -Iroquoian farming village in south-central New York. (Amateurs u n c o v e r e a rly Indian village in Southern Tier). The New York State Conservationist, Vol. 22, No. 3. Albany. Ritchie, William A. 1944 The Pre-Iroquoian Occupations of New York. Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences, Memoir No. 1 Rochester. material widely scattered, yielding artifact maps which enable these small sites to be delineated. More important, it has rapidly produced data which enables t he placement of these small sites in the known regional chronology. A comparison of these two collecting techniques has been made. The sample grid was imposed over a portion of another field which the second method demonstrated to be particularly dense in artifacts. The results of the sample are excellent for an estimate of the total number of artifacts in the grid area (24). However, those (3) artifacts in the sample tell one little about the occupation represented. In contrast, the selective collection technique produced evidence of at least three occupations representing Late Archaic, Transitional, and Woodland settlements, and their spatial relationships. This was accomplished within the same gridded area in a small fraction of the time required by the first method. Apart from the usual concerns of available time and funds, our method of surface collection was directed by the data requirements of our research problem and the kind of sites we were No. 62, November 1974 31 Vice President Charles Gillette Secretary William F. Ehlers Treasurer J . T h o m son Fuller ESAF Rep. Louis A. Brennan 7. Tellers were appointed by President Pierce. Tellers were Richard McCarthy and Henry Kisinki. t36 THE BULLETIN OLD BUSINESS Ratification of Chapters: T h e f o l l o w i n g m o t i o n w a s m a d e b y D r . D u m o n t , s e c o n de d b y H e n r y W e m p l e a n d c a r r i e d u n a n i m o u s l y . Article XLL was changed to in clude meetings of the Executive Committee. A motion to this effect was made by Henry Wemple and seconded by Marilyn Sternizke. Motion carried. A m o t i o n w a s m a d e t o a c c e p t t h e c h a n g e s a n d r e v i s i o n s t o t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n a n d B y -Laws in total. Motion by Henry W emple, seconded by Dr. Dumont and carried. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTION 74-2 Resolved that the New York State Archeological Association, meeting in plenary session this 20th day of April 1974 express its g r a t i t u d e a n d a p p r e c i a t i o n t o C h a r l e s S , P i e r c e f o r h i s d e d i c a t i o n a n d d e v o t i o n d u r i n g h i s t e r m o f P r e s i d e n t , 1 9 7 2 -74. Report of the Tellers: The election results were reported as follows: President Vice President Secretary Treasurer ESAF Rep. Dr. Elizabeth M. Dumont Charles Gillette W i l l i a m -F . E h l e r s J . T h o m s o n Fuller Louis A. Brennan Motion to accept the report of the tellers was made by Lewis Dumont seconded by William Sternitzke and carried. Meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m. Respectfully submitted, W. F. Ehlers Secretary T h e C e r t i f i