582 Journal of Applied Microscopy. 



" Some Essential Methods for Young Laboratory Instructors in Bacteriology," 

 by Mr. Raymond C. Reed, of Ithaca, N. Y. 



" The Plankton of Echo River, Mammoth Cave," by Dr. Charles A. Kofoid, 

 of Urbana, 111. 



The annual address of the president. Dr. Willium C. Krauss, of Buffalo, N. Y., 

 was given on Thursday evening, on the subject " Some of the Medico-legal 

 Aspects of Diseased Cerebral Arteries." It impressed all as a strong effort in a 

 comparatively new field. The afternoon of Friday was given to a symposium on 

 the possibilities of microscopical work by teachers and private workers. The 

 field of Animal Histology was treated by Professor S. H. Gage and Mr. B. D. 

 Myers, of Ithaca, N. Y.; Bacteriology was treated by Prof. A. M. Bleile, of 

 Columbus, O.; and Botany by Professor C. E. Bessey, of Lincoln, Neb. The 

 various phases were very generally discussed, and the session proved of great 

 interest to all present. 



The report of the treasurer showed that the society had closed the preced- 

 ing year practically even, with a total expenditure of about $800, and that the 

 Spencer-Tolles fund had been increased during the year by $96, making it now 

 nearly $700. It is hoped that this fund may soon reach a point when the 

 income may be devoted to the encouragement of research in some line connected 

 with the microscope. 



There was prepared for transmission to the Royal Society of London a 

 memorial touching upon the matter of a bibliography of science. The society 

 also decided, upon recommendation of the executive committee, to form sub- 

 committees for the advancement of any special line of microscopical research in 

 which conditions were especially favorable to an advance, and further to inaug- 

 urate this policy by the appointment of a limnological committee. 



The following officers were elected for the year 1899-1900 : 



President, Professor A. M. Bleile, Columbus, O. 



Vice-presidents, Professor C. H. Eigenmann, Bloomington, Ind.; Dr. M. A. 

 Veeder, Lyons, N. Y. 



Treasurer, J. C. Smith, New Orleans, La. 



Custodian, Magnus Pflaum, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



Elective Members of the Executive Committee, Dr. W. W. Alleger, Wash- 

 ington, D. C, Dr. A. T. Kerr, Buffalo, N. Y., B. D. Myers, Ithaca, N. Y. 



One of the most enjoyable features of the meeting was the informal reception 

 tendered the society on Friday evening by Mr. J. F. Stone of Columbus. Mr. 

 Stone showed a series of views of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, made on 

 his recent trip through the canyon in a boat. The views were magnificent, 

 and were prefaced by a vivid account of the splendors of the scenery. 



Several members of the American Microscopical Society waited for the 

 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and 

 enrolled as members of the latter organization also. 



Noticeable was the presence at Columbus of three original members of the 

 organization, Dr. R. H. Ward of Troy, N. Y., its first president, Dr. G. W. 

 Slocum of Marietta, O., and Dr. Edgar C. Taylor, familiarly known as " Gray- 

 beard." 



