1914] Paul E. Howe 277 



plan involved a change in policy and in the character of the member- 

 ship of at least some of the societies, and an extensive venture in 

 the pubHcation of scientific Journals. These features were not en- 

 dorsed by the society, but the general plan of affiliation of all the 

 biological societies was favorably received and Dr. Mathews was 

 appointed delegate from the Physiological Society to confer with 

 delegates from the other biological societies to this end. This com- 

 mittee does not appear to have made any progress.^ 



At the meeting in Cleveland, in 1912, the Physiological, Bio- 

 chemical and Pharmacological Societies appointed committees to pro- 

 pose plans for affiliation. The committee consisted of Drs. Meltzer, 

 Lee and Cannon from the Physiological Society, Drs. Lusk and Wells 

 from the Biochemical Society,^ and Drs. Sollmann, Loevenhart and 

 Auer from the Pharmacological Society. This committee sub- 

 mitted the f ollowing plan : 



That the three societies affiliate under the name of the Federa- 

 tion of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 



That the president and secretary of each of the three societies 

 constitute collectively the executive committee of the Federation. 



That programs of the annual meetings be printed under one 

 Cover, and that the secretaries confer and ad just the papers with a 

 view of effecting the greatest co-ordination. 



That meeting places in common, for the Federation and the 

 societies of anatomists, zoologists and naturalists, are desirable. 



The first annual meeting in Philadelphia, Dec. 28-31, 19 13, was 

 arranged by the executive committee of the Federation according to 

 the above plan. Those present at the meeting were in substantial 

 agreement that it was a success. At this meeting the plan of the 

 Organization committee was ratified by the three societies and the 

 American Society for Experimental Pathology joined the Federa- 

 tion. This brings the total membership of the Federation up to 

 about 450. 



The distinctive feature of the Federation plan is the co-operation 



2 Further editorial comment on the Organization of the Federation is pub- 

 lished on page 2>37 of this issue. 



2 The Biochemical Society was represented by only two members, because 

 the third representative, Dr. Gies, though an advocate for some years of the 

 formation of a federation, was unavoidably absent from the Cleveland meeting. 

 BiocHEM. Bull., 1913, ii, p. 269. [Ed.] 



