240 THE NA TURE-STUD Y RE VIE W U* -nov., 1908 



There is no provision in the organization of the A. N. S. S. 

 for financing sections. The income from the membership fee 

 C$1.00) is just sufficient with 1000 members to pay for free copies 

 of The Review, postage en correspondence, special printing 

 and expenses of national meetings. Until the membership 

 reaches 1500 to 1800 members stenographic and clerical work, 

 costing $250 a year, must be paid by the Secretary from entirely 

 private sources. Under such conditions it is obvious that the 

 small expenses of local sections must be met by local contribu- 

 tions and fees of associate members. However, the question of 

 local expenses is easily solved when the situation is explained to 

 members. 



More Members Needed 



Again the secretary begs to call attention to the need of more 

 members (1) in order to increase the influence of the Society and 

 (2) in order, to provide funds for the work. For the latter reason 

 alone it is important that the membership list be raised to 1500 

 or other plans devised for providing an annual income of $1500. 

 Just how that $1500 is needed will be shown in detail by the 1908 

 report of the Secretary to be published after the annual meeting. 

 We have not reached the 1000 mark in paid memberships. We 

 have a large number of applications not yet paid. Perhaps it 

 was expecting too much that a society organized in January 

 should have 1000 members in full standing by November. At 

 the rate of which new members have enrolled during the past 

 month the Society will easily reach 1200 early in 1909; but we 

 want 1500. 



It is reported that the National Geographical Society has 

 thousands of members paying a fee of $2 per year. Of course 

 that society reaches far outside of educational circles; but the 

 American Nature-Study Society might do likewise to some 

 extent. We have now a large number of members who enrolled 

 as "citizens interested in elementary education." We- need 

 many more such members and we can get them interested if 

 several hundred members will cooperate with the officers in call- 

 ing attention to the aims of the A. N. S. S. 



Suggestions regarding membership of the Society will be gladly 

 welcomed by the secretary. Especially does the secretary 

 want names of teachers and others who might be interested in the 



