and Laboratory Methods. 1501 



Journal of ^^^ results of the Denver meeting 



of the American Association for the 



Applied Microscopy Advancement of Science undoubtedly 



gj^j came as an agreeable surprise to any 



Laboratory Methods. ^,^^ may have had fears for the success 



^ of a meetmg so far from the center of 



Edited by L. B. ELLIOTT. American scientific activity. The re- 



ports of the meeting are most gratifying. 



Issued Monthly from the Publication Department The rCSultS accomplished dunng the 



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Rochester, N. Y. past year, and the steps taken for the 



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discontinue is sent. Dcnvcr for the success with which their 



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greater number can be had at cost of printing the extra tlOn haS bCCn attained. 1 hC meeting 



copies desired. ^^^ ^ success from cvery standpoint. 



The attendance approached that of re- 

 cent eastern meetings, the registration reaching oil. That the Association is rally- 

 ing after a period of gradual decrease in membership is assured by the fact that 

 since the 1900 meeting, 1500 new members have been added. More than 200 

 papers were presented. The report of the financial condition of the Association 

 was very encouraging, the permanent endowment fund having been increased 

 during the year by over one thousand dollars, bringing the present amount of 

 that fund to something over eleven thousand dollars. 



Several changes of policy were either adopted or recommended for future 

 consideration. Of these the most important is that of a change in the time of 

 meeting, to conform with the recent action taken by the universities to establish 

 a Convocation Week during the winter. It was recommended that the Associa- 

 tion, with its affiliated societies, meet at Washington during the week in which 

 New Year's day of 1903 falls, without, however, abandoning the summer meet- 

 ings. Thus the plan for winter meetings will be given fair trial, and its perma- 

 nent establishment will depend largely upon the success of the first winter 

 meeting. 



An amendment for the mutual advantage of the Association and its affiliated 

 societies provides that each affiliated society be entitled to elect one member 

 (two if the society has more than twenty-five members) as its representative in 

 the council of the Association ; thus forming a closer organization between all 

 the societies concerned. 



x\nother step, intended to add strength to the council, is the provision for 

 the election each year of three councillors-at-large, who shall serve for a term of 

 three years, thus giving greater permanency and efficiency to that body. It is 

 proposed to lengthen the term of ofiice of the secretaries of sections to five years, 

 in order to give the sections the benefit of experienced service. The present 

 term gives the secretary little more than time enough to become familiar with 

 his duties. 



Although we have noted only a very small part of the proceedings of the 

 Denver meeting, it is sufficient to show that the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science is growing in size and efficiency, and is an organization 

 to which all who are interested in scientific work can well afford to belong. 



