REPORT OF SECRETARY FOR 1908-1909 



1908 

 Receipts 



From members' annual dues, subscriptions of non- 

 members, advertising - , and sale of back num- 

 bers — all sources $ 787 . 16 



Contributed by the secretary on account of deficit. . . . 240.72 



Total income , 1027.88 



Payments 



Printing and mailing nine issues of The Nature- 

 Study Review $ 748 . 53 



Clerical work on the Review 1 19 . 1 5 



Stationery, postage, printed matter used in interests 



of A. N.-S. S 160.20 



1027.88. 



1909 



Receipts 



From Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1909 — all sources $ 967.71 



Deduct advance payments of members' dues for 1909 357.82 



Net receipts for 1909 609.89 



Contributed by the secretary on account of deficit. ... 93-74 



Total income for 1909 7°3-°3 



Payments 



P'or printing nine issues of The Review 530.34 



Postage, mailing sample copies, circulars, etc., not in- 

 cluded in charges for The Review 73 .29 



Clerical and stenographic work. s 100.00 



Total payments for T909 $ 703.63 



It should be stated that in 1908 and 1909 about one-half 

 of the necessary clerical and stenographic work was done by 

 an assistant whose time was not charged to the A. X.-S. S. 



Deducting the clerical work for which the secretary paid 

 cash, the deficit for 1908 is reduced to $121.57 f° r ] 9o8; and 

 there is an actual balance in the treasury of $6.26 for 1909. 

 Since the undersigned had agreed to manage the affairs of the 

 Society for the two years, the charges for clerical work might 



