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Council are assigned to the section committees of the sections in whose fields 

 the representatives' chief interests lie. 



The steps to be taken by a society to become an affiliated or associated 

 society are : First its secretary files with the Permanent Secretary an appli- 

 cation for the relationship, a copy of its constitution and by-laws, a list of its 

 members and a copy of its publication, if it has any ; then the application and 

 accompanying data are presented by the Permanent Secretary to the Execu- 

 tive Committee, which makes its recommendation to the Council. 



Finances 



Article 10 of the Constitution separates the finances of the Association 

 into two parts, one under the control of the Treasurer and the other under 

 the control of the Permanent Secretary. The Treasurer has charge of the 

 permanent funds of the Association, such as endowments for support of 

 research, general funds and bequests for special purposes, such as the Jane 

 M. Smith fund for emeritus life members, fees of sustaining and life mem- 

 bers (after their death) and reserves that may be set up by authority of the 

 Council. The Treasurer disburses the income from the funds in his charge in 

 accordance with previously submitted budgets that have been approved by 

 the Council. 



The Permanent Secretary collects dues from members, moneys due the 

 Association from the sale of publications, such as summarized proceedings 

 and symposia, interest on bank deposits, registration fees at meetings of the 

 Association, rentals of booths at the annual science exhibitions, and gifts 

 from members for general purposes. The Permanent Secretary also admin- 

 isters funds given as grants for the support of specific researches, such as 

 science in education on the college level. Nearly all of the receipts of the 

 office of the Permanent Secretary are from the dues of annual members. 

 Since three dollars of the annual membership dues of five dollars are used to 

 pay for the subscription to Science or The Scientific Monthly, by far the 

 largest disbursements from the office of the Permanent Secretary are for 

 journal subscriptions for members. The next largest item of expenditure by 

 the office of the Permanent Secretary is for salaries of the office force and 

 operating expenses of the office, including such items as postage, office 

 equipment and supplies, and telephone and telegraph. The final large item 

 of expense borne by the office of the Permanent Secretary is that of the 

 meetings of the Association. The Association assumes all general expenses 

 of its meetings, including both those of its own sections and those of the 

 affiliated and associated societies that meet with it. All collections and dis- 

 bursements of moneys by the Permanent Secretary are in accordance with 

 previously submitted budgets that have been approved by the Council. 



