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Publications. 



None. Reports of the proceedings at the annual meetings are printed 

 in SCIENCE. 



Abstracts of proceedings of the American morphological society were 

 printed in the Biological bulletin, Wood's Holl. 



Research funds. Occasional contributions toward maintenance of re- 

 search tables at the Zoological Station at Naples, and the Marine 

 Biological Laboratory, Wood's Holl, Mass. 



American Sociological Society. 



Address. Secretary: C. W. A. Veditz, George Washington University, 

 Washington, D. C. 



History. Founded in Dec. 1905. 



Object. Encouragement of sociological research and discussion, and the promotion 



of intercourse between persons engaged in the scientific study of society. 

 Meetings. Annually at different places usually during the Christmas holidays. 

 Membership. About 100 (entrance fee, $3; annual dues, $3; life composition, $50). 



Publications. 



Organization . . . official report. [Washington, 1906.] 

 The papers and proceedings of the Providence meeting, Dec. 1906, will 

 be issued during 1907. 



American Street and Interurban Railway Association. 

 Address. 60 Wall Street, New York City. Secretary: B. V. Swen- 



son. 



History. Organized Dec. 13, 1882, as the American Street Railway Asso- 

 ciation ; present name adopted Sept. 1905. 



Object. Acquisition of experimental, statistical, and scientific knowledge relating 

 to the construction, equipment, and operation of street railways, and the diffusion 

 of this knowledge among its members; establishment and maintenance of a spirit 

 of fraternity among the members of the Association, and the encouragement of 

 cordial and friendly relations between the roads and the public. 



Meetings. Annually between Sept. 15 and Dec. 15. , 



Membership. 201, consisting of American street railway companies, or lessees, or 

 individual owners of street railways (entrance fee, $25; annual dues, $25). 



Publications. 



Report of the [ist]-23d annual meeting . . . 1882-1904. Brooklyn [later 

 Chicago], [1883-1905.] 8. 



1st has title: Verbatim report of the proceedings of the convention rela- 

 tive to the organization of the . . . association. 2d-i5th have title: Ver- 

 batim report of the . . . annual meeting. 



