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in which the membership of the society must subscribe for its technical 

 Journals. 



WiNFiELD S. Hall, Northwestern Univ. Med. School. I have read 

 Dr. Mathews' plan for the Organization of the Amer. Biological Soc'y 

 and consider it: (i) Desirable on general grounds ; (2) feasible and 

 practical; (3) advisable. 



V. E. Henderson, Univ. of Toronto. I very strongly approve of 

 the Mathews plan of reorganization of the biological societies, and 

 feel quite sure that some such arrangement as proposed should be made. 

 I am a little dubious as to whether the estimated costs of printing the 

 Journals are not underestimated, but feel sure that it should be possible 

 to so increase the subscription lists as to very greatly diminish their 

 cost. I have strongly urged, on several occasions, that the societies to 

 which I belong should insist upon all their members subscribing to the 

 Journal which represents the society. I think that until the Journals 

 are more widely taken by the members, it will be quite impossible to 

 develop a feeling of comaraderie which should prevail in the societies. 

 I would be very willing to do anything I can to help in this movement. 



Yandell Henderson, Yale Univ. I am inclined to regard the plan 

 favorably, providing it will reduce the bürden of dues and subscrip- 

 tions ; otherwise I should oppose it. 



A. W. Hewlett, Univ. of Mich. Your communication in regard 

 to the Organization of an Amer. Biolog. Soc'y received. I would per- 

 sonally favor a federation of the biological societies of the country simi- 

 lar to the federation recently established of societies for experimental 

 biology. The societies in the federation could hold meetings at the 

 same time and in the same city, the secretaries could equalize the pro- 

 grams, and possibly the federation agree to support a certain number 

 of Journals. 



R. G. HosKiNS, Starling-Ohio Med. College. I am in receipt of 

 your request for an expression of opinion regarding the " Mathews 

 Plan." The plan as a whole does not appear feasible in that it proposes 

 to amalgamate interests too widely diverse — for instance, paleontology 

 and pharmacology. The proposed society would have little to recom- 

 mend it that is not shared by the Amer. Assoc. for the Adv. of Science 

 and there is no need for two such organizations. Indeed, signs of dis- 

 solution of the latter are not lacking — and from just such causes as 

 would be operative in the Mathews plan. As an effective working 

 Organization the proposed Federation of Experimental Biologists seems 



