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per year would be available for expenses of meetings. By using 

 The Review for communications to members, the great expense 

 of letters would not be necessary. Even receipt of remittances 

 for members' dues could be indicated by change of date on ad- 

 dress-label of The Review. 



Another possible economical arrangement would be for The 

 Nature-Study Review to receive subscriptions from members 

 at $1.00 per year, and then pay the Secretary-Treasurer of the 

 society twenty cents for each member. The advantages in this 

 arrangement are that The Review would have to maintain the 

 office-machinery for handling orders from outside the society 

 and could handle the subscriptions from the members without 

 expense to the society. Also a periodical may enclose blanks for 

 subscription in the regular issues thus saving cost of special pos- 

 tage and clerical work. 



If the proposition to use The Review as an official organ 

 meets with approval, all 1907 subscribers to The Review will 

 be credited with dues paid for this year, if they become members 

 of the society. A statement of account will be rendered to the 

 Secretary-Treasurer when elected. 



As heretofore, The Review would continue to be a medium 

 for free discussion of all problems ; but a standing notice to be 

 inserted would make it clear that authors as individuals are 

 responsible for ideas expressed in signed articles. 



State Nature-Study Societies. It will probably be advan- 

 tageous to work out some plan for co-operation with the State 

 societies now organized. Perhaps officers of these societies will 

 make suggestions. 



Drafting a Constitution. If the general plan for organ- 

 ization of nature-study workers meets with favorable reception, 

 the suggestions volunteered by prospective members should be 

 used in drafting a proposed constitution which should be sub- 

 mitted through The Review for consideration before a vote for 

 adoption. 



Directory of Members. One will be published by The 

 Review. Prospective members are requested to give names in 

 full, official positions, name of institution if engaged in educa- 

 tional work — otherwise business or profession and address. 



