j 2 Classes of Members 



Important amendments to the Constitution adopted in 1903 increased the 

 Council by including in its membership the presidents and vice presidents 

 of the two preceding years, the other general officers, 9 fellows elected by the 

 Council, three each year for a term of three years and one fellow elected by 

 each affiliated society having more than 25 members who were members of 

 the Association. The term of office of the Permanent Secretarv, the Treas- 

 urer and secretaries of the sections was 5 years. At this time the Constitution 

 contained 39 articles. 



There was no thorough revision of the Constitution of the Association 

 from 1874 to 1920, a period of 46 years. In this interval the membership of 

 the Association had increased from 722 to 11,547. Affiliated and associated 

 societies had been provided for in 1899. In 1920 there were 4T affiliated 

 societies, 12 affiliated academies of science and 40 associated societies. Under 

 these greatly changed conditions a revised and simplified constitution became 

 imperative. In 1917 a committee consisting of J. McKeen Cattell, H. L. 

 Fairchild and D. T. MacDougal was appointed to make a radical revision of 

 the Constitution. The report of the committee was presented and adopted 

 in 1920. The Constitution consisted of only 11 articles and of 11 By-Laws 

 defining rules of procedure subject to amendment by vote of the Council. 

 This Constitution, except for minor amendments indicated by italics as it is 

 printed on pages 61 and 62, is in effect at the present time. 



The constitution adopted in 1920 increased the annual dues of members 

 from three to five dollars. 



Classics of Members 



There are six classes of members: sustaining members, life members, 

 emeritus life members, emeritus annual members, fifty-year members, and 

 annual members ; in addition, there are honorary British Association mem- 

 bers and honorary junior members. 



Sustaining members are members who have given to the Association one 

 thousand dollars ; they are exempt from annual dues. The payments received 

 1)}' the Association from sustaining members form part of the permanent 

 Kind of the Association, the income of which is used for research. Sustaining 

 members have all the privileges of annual members. For the complete list of 

 sustaining members see page 203. 



Life members are members who have paid to the Association one hundred 

 dollars at one time ; they also are exempt from annual dues. Payments re- 

 ceived from life members become ( after their respective deaths) part of the 

 permanent fund of the Association, the income from which is used for re- 

 search. Life members have all the privileges of annual members. For the 

 complete list of life members see page 203. 



Emeritus life members are members whose life membership payment has 



