NATIONAL SOCIETIES. 



Actuarial Society of America. 



Address. 32 Nassau Street, New York City. Secretary : Arthur Hunter. 

 History. Founded Apr., 1889. 



Ref.: Papers and transactions, v. 6, no. 21 (decennial number), p. 117-135. 



Object. Promotion of actuarial science. 



Meetings. Annual meeting on 1st Thursday after the I4th day of May, in New 

 York City. A second meeting customarily held each year in the autumn, at such 

 date and place as may be decided upon by the council. 



Membership. 120 fellows (annual dues, $10 in America, $5 in other countries) ; 

 29 associates (annual dues, $5). Membership at first confined to the official 

 and assistant actuaries of life insurance companies, together with a few persons 

 not connected with companies, but eminent in the actuarial profession. In 1898 

 a class of associates was formed, composed of persons engaged in actuarial pur- 

 suits and looking forward to future membership in the society. Admission to 

 this class by examination. 



Publications. 



TRANSACTIONS, v. I-IX (i. e. no. 1-35). [New York, 1889/90-1906] 

 8. semi-annual. 



v. 1-6 have title Papers and transactions. Price: SQC. per number. 

 Report of committee on specialized mortality investigation. 1903. 



Large edition, containing the details of the work, price, $6; small edition, 



containing results only, price $2. 

 Distribution. Exchange limited. On sale by the Secretary. 



Agassiz Association. 



Address. Pittsfield, Mass. President and founder: H. H. Ballard. 

 History. A nature study association founded in 1875, incorporated Apr., 

 1892. 



Membership. About 1,000 chapters, mainly in United States and Canada; a few 

 abroad. Entrance fee for each chapter, $r. Individuals also admitted to mem- 

 bership by the President on payment of 50 cents. 



Publications. 

 The Swiss cross, v. 1-5, Jan. i887-June 1889. New York, 1887-89. 8. 



Merged into "Santa Claus," which published material of juvenile interest 

 contributed by the association until 1890. The following periodicals 

 have also served as organs of the association: St. Nicholas (New York, 

 London), Nov. 1880 to Jan. 1887; Popular science news (Boston, later 

 New York), Jan. 1890 to Jan. 1894 and Mar. 1897 to Dec. 1898; The 



