112 . SOCIETY OF NATURALISTS. 



FIFTH SESSION. 



December 30, a.m. 



The nominations for officers were unanimously elected. 



The names of Mr. C. M. Allen, Dr. L. W. Fox, Mr. Samuel 

 Garman, Prof. Emily L. Gregory, Mr. F. A. Hill, Prof. F. S. 

 Lee, and Mr. C. S. Prosser having been recommended to the 

 Society for membership by the Executive Committee, were 

 unanimously elected. 



The committee appointed at the last meeting to consider the 

 question of establishing a Bureau of Information made the fol- 

 lowing report : — 



" Tc* the Pi'esident and JSIembers of the A?Jiericait Society of 

 JVaturalists : — 



" Your committee appointed to consider the desirability of es- 

 tablishing a Bureau of Information, though not entirely agreed, 

 present the following report : — 



" I. That we recommend to the Society the appointment of a 

 committee whose duty it shall be to organize a bureau of infor- 

 mation to serve as a medium of communication between those 

 who are seeking for scientific assistants, teachers, etc., and those 

 qualified to be considered as candidates for such posts. 



" 2. That we further suggest that this committee is in no case to 

 endorse candidates, or make themselves in any way responsible, or 

 seek for places, or otherwise act as an employment bureau, ex- 

 cept in so far as the passive duty of furnishing information and a 

 means of registration is concerned. 



"3. That as a means to this end the comn'iittee be instructed to 

 keep on file the names of those desiring to be employed as 

 teachers of science, or of assistants, etc., together with such di- 

 plomas, letters of recomendation, etc., as may be sent them liv the 

 persons whose names have been accepted, or a list of the same, 

 at their discretion. 



" 4. That the committee have discretionar}' powers as to the 

 means to be employed, and books to be kept, but that they shall 

 keep an accurate record of names, and as far as practicable of 



