Journal of Applied Microscopy. 



161 



The American Microscopical Society. 



The twenty-fii'st annual meeting of the 

 American Microscopical Society was 

 held at Syracuse, N. Y., August 29th to 

 September 12th, inclusive. The meeting 

 was a very interesting and successful 

 one, the number and practical nature 

 of the papers presented, the satisfactory 

 report of the treasurer, and the earnest 

 enthusiasm of the members in attend- 

 ance show the society to be In excellent 

 condition. 



The life of the American Microscopical 

 Society began with the general use of the 

 microscope, and it has devoted itself to 

 the most important features of micro- 

 scopical work, as they presented them- 

 selves during the entire period of its 

 existence. Its members have contrib- 

 uted largely to the development of the 

 microscope, both as to its optical excel- 

 lence and mechanical convenience, and 

 have applied it in the investigation of 



to be the development of the most prac- 

 tical methods of using the microscope, 

 and this includes of course every detail 

 of all processes involved, of the best 



Prof. H. B. Ward. 

 University of Nebraska. Secretary A. M. S., 1898-9 



methods of making and recording ob- 

 servations, of the most effective means 

 of demonstrating these methods to 

 others, and of the most convenient 

 apparatus to be used for these purposes. 

 There are other societies for the con- 

 sideration of the problems involving the 

 determination of the various conditions 

 discoverable only by means of the mi- 

 croscope, the systematic arangement of 

 organic and inorganic things, etc.; but 

 the American Society is devoted to the 

 consideration of how to obtain results 

 necessary before deductions can be 

 made. 



Dr. Wm. C. Krauss. 

 Niagara Uuiversity. President A. M. S., 1898-9. 



every department in natural science. It 

 numbers among its mennbers representa- 

 tives of almost every class to whom the 

 microscope is of importance, — teachers 

 of subjects involving the use of the mi- 

 croscope, investigators whose researches 

 require it, medical practitioners whose 

 daily practice includes its use, workers 

 in the industries, and lovers of nature 

 and natural phenomena, who turn to the 

 microscope in their leisure hours for re- 

 creation. In any organization the aim 

 of that organization may be said to be 

 that of the majority of its members. 

 The majority of the members of 

 the American Microscopical Society 

 are employed in practical work re- 

 quiring the use of the microscope as 

 a means of obtaining certain results, 

 hence the aim of the society may be said 



Dr. G. Carl Huber. 



University of Michigan. First Vice-president 



A. M. S., 1898-9. 



It has a distinct and practical field, and 

 its meetings and proceedings will be 

 found helpful to teachers and laboratory 

 workers in every department of science, 



