CONSTITUTION OF THE AMERICAN NATURE-STUDY 



SOCIETY 



[Editor's Note — .The Constitution as adopted is printed below. The 

 chief changes made in the Constitution as proposed in the December issue 

 of The Review are as follows: (i) A slight change in wording of Article I, 

 (2) Omission of reference to fellows and honorary members (3) Provision 

 for life members and patrons, (4) Twenty-five votes necessary for inde- 

 pendent nominations, (5) In Article VI substitution of section for branch, 

 (6) In Article VII, reading October in place of June.] 



ARTICLE I— NAME AXD OBJECTS 



The objects of the American Nature-Study Society are, by 

 publications and by national and local meetings : ( 1 ) to promote 

 critical investigation of all phases of nature-study (as dis- 

 tinguished from technical science) in schools, especially all studies 

 of nature in elementary schools ; and (2 ) to work for the establish- 

 ment in schools of such nature-study as has been demonstrated 

 valuable and practicable for elementary education. 



ARTICLE II— MEMBERS AXD FEES 

 Any person interested in any phase of nature-study or ele- 

 mentarv science may become a member upon election by the 

 Council. A school or library may be enrolled as a member, and 

 be represented at meetings by one of its officers. 



There shall be no admission fee. The annual dues shall be one 

 dollar, payable before February first, or upon election to mem- 

 bership. The official publications of the Society shall be sent 

 without charge to members not in arrears for dues. Members 

 residing outside of the United States shall pay the necessary 

 foreign postage on publications mailed. The name of any 

 member two vears in arrears for annual dues shall be omitted 

 from the list of members, but may be restored by payment of 

 arrearages or by re-election. 



ARTICLE III— PATROXS AXD LIFE MEMBERS 

 Members paying twenty dollars at one time shall be enrolled as 

 life members exempt from annual dues. Any person paying to 



