258 proceedings: society of American foresters 

 THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS 



MEETINGS 



Nine open and six executive meetings of thie Society of American 

 Foresters were held during 1914. The following list gives a program 

 of the meetings: first open, then executive: 



Open Meetings. January 8: Herman H. ChA'man, Methods of 

 studying yields per acre on the basis of age for all-aged stands. February 

 5: D. T. Mason, The management of lodgepole pine. March 5: 

 Franklin W. Reed, The proper basis for land classification. April 2: 

 Bristow Adams, J. H. Foster, and F. F. Moon, New developments in 

 the eastern woodlot problem. May 7: Earle H. Clapp, The National 

 Forests of Alaska. October 22: G. A. Pearson, Forest planting in 

 Arizona and N ew Mexico. November 19: C. J. Blanchard, Reclama- 

 tion and Forestry. December 17: Karl W. Woodward, Administra- 

 tion of the National Forests in the Southern Appalachians. 



Executive Meetings. January 22: Annual executive meeting. May 

 16: Executive meeting to consider report of executive committee. 

 June 17: To adopt resolutions on the death of Overton W. Price, 

 active member. July 29: To adopt resolutions on the death of Louis 

 Margolin, active member. November 7: To adopt resolutions on 

 the death of Henry Gannett, associate member. November 20: 

 To consider question of meeting places. 



The .fifteen meetings of the year represent the largest number held 

 so far in a twelve-month. 



The average attendance at open meetings was 50, also the largest 

 average attained, due in part to the open meeting at Cornell in May, 

 attended by 256. The lowest attendance was 8; the average leaving 

 out these two extremes was 27. At the executive committee meetings 

 the average attendance was 16, with the largest at Cornell in May 

 with 31 members present. 



Membership. During the year the Society lost, by death, three 

 members, two active and one associate — Overton W. Price and Louis 

 Margolin, and Henry Gannett. 



A general reorganization of membership in accordance with the 

 revised constitution is in progress, but has not been completed at this 

 date. 



During the year 18 active and 8 associate members were added. The 

 present membership is 299, divided as follows: Active 240, Associate 58, 

 Honorary 1, Total 299. 



Annual Election. In the annual election closed January 8, 1915, 

 the following candidates were elected: President, W. B. Greeley; 

 Vice President, Raphael Zon; Secretary, Karl W. Woodward; Treas- 

 urer, Louis S. Murphy; Executive Committee: R. S. Hosmer, Filibert 

 Roth, H. 0. Stabler, F. A.-Silcox, R. Y. Stuart. 



Karl W. Woodward, Secretary. 



