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scribed for by the members of the Society, was assigned to Wesley 

 R. Coe, Assistant in liiology in Yale University. 



The Executive Committee, consulted by a letter dated Novem- 

 ber 15, 1S94, authorized the President as follows: 



1. To appoint a committee to arrange the programme for the 

 coming meeting. This committee, according to the By-Laws. 

 must include the Secretary and two others. Professors S. I. 

 Smith and H. F. Osborn were recommended. 



2. To authorize Professor H. F. Osborn to arrange for a dis- 

 cussion on "Environment and Variation," to include not more 

 than four papers, of not more than tvventv minutes' length each, 

 and to request Professor Osborn to prepare the introductory 

 paper. 



3. To authorize the President to iiave two or three papers 

 prepared on Laboratory teaching of large classes, one paper bv 

 Prof. H. C. Bumpus, another by Prof. A. Hyatt, or a substitute, 

 and a third by some botanist or geologist. 



4. To recommend to the Society to change the Constitution, 

 Article IL, Section IL, by striking out the words " of two 

 dollars." 



5. To recommend that a By-Law I)e passed to tix the amount 

 of the annual dues at two dollars. 



At a meeting held in Baltimore on the morning of Thursday, 

 December 27, there being present President Minot, Professor 

 Osborn, Dr. Gardiner, Dr. Stiles, and the Secretary, action was 

 taken as follows : 



I. The new members proposed later are recommended to 

 the Society for election. 



3. The Report of the Committee on the Constitution is rec- 

 ommended for acceptance. 



3. It is recommended that the Treasurer be authorized to ex- 

 pend a sum not exceeding twenty dollars for clerical assistance. 



The Treasurer's report was read : 



