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Council in a(loi)ting a policy which will meet the aj)proval of the 

 Society generally. 



During the latter part of the year the (juostion of Fellowship re- 

 ceived considerable attention from the Executive Council. After a 

 thorough consideration of the entire matter, including two ballots for 

 the nomination of Fellows, the Council agreed that in its judgment 

 nominations and elections to Fellowship should be limited to those of 

 marked distinction whose standing as leaders in the profession is un- 

 disputed. If the grade of Fellawshij) is to have any real meaning 

 either for those within or for those without the Society, the Council 

 feels that the high standard set by the Society in the only election for 

 Fellows so far held should be maintained. In accordance with this 

 policy only one Senior Member has been nominated by the Council 

 for Fellow. In addition five other Senior Members have been nomi- 

 nated by the written endorsement of 2") Senior Members or Fellows, 

 and it is understood that petitions for the nomination of still others 

 are now being circulated. The Society as a whole will thus have an 

 opportunity in the near future, in balloting on the names of those 

 nominated, to make known its views in the matter. 



CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION 



In addition to the 20() new members elected during the year, the 

 Council has under consideration 22 candidates for Member, 5 for 

 Senior Member, 2 for Associate Member, and 1 for Honorary Mem- 

 ber, upon wdiom agreement has not yet been reached. It is hoped that 

 action on these can be completed in the near future. 



There are also on hand the names of some 70 candidates for various 

 grades, chiefly Membership, wdiich will shortly be published for the 

 information of all Senior Members and Fellows. Hereafter it is 

 planned to publish lists of candidates and to hold elections twice a 

 year, so timed that the date of election may be made effective either 

 January 1 or July 1. The next list after the one now in preparation 

 will be published during the summer and members are urged to submit 

 for this list the names of those not yet elected to the Society who 

 should be members of it. 



It is the feeling of the Council that all foresters in forest work 

 should be included in the Society in the appropriate grade. The co- 

 operation of the membership in general and of the Sections in par- 

 ticular is asked to make this possible. In this connection, those en- 



