SOCIETY AFFAIRS 199 



For the assistance of members in proposing candidates, and for its 

 own guidance in passing upon them, the Executive Council has ex- 

 panded constitutional requirements as to admissions into a tentative 

 statement of policy to be followed by it. This statement was published 

 in the May (1919) issue of the Journal of Forestry with a request 

 for comment and criticsim. The response has been discouragingly 

 small, especially as there is reason to believe that silence in this particu- 

 lar case indicates apathy rather than consent. No further action nas 

 as yet been taken by the Council on this statement, so that comment on 

 it, whether favorable or adverse, will still be most welcome. 



During the year the Constitution was amended to provide for a new 

 class of members to be known as Corresponding members. These are 

 to be persons who reside outside of the United States or its possessions, 

 but who otherwise possess the same qualifications as Senior members. 

 This new class of membership will make possible the affiliation with 

 the Society of foresters in other countries who are not entitled to 

 Honorary membership, and who were previously disqualified by resi- 

 dence for any other class of membership. 



An attempt has been made to enlarge the membership of the Society 

 so as to make it more representative of the entire profession by the 

 inclusion of practically all qualified foresters. Each Section was urged 

 to review the names of foresters within its territory, and forest schools 

 their lists of graduates, with a view to determining whether there are 

 not some who are eligible for election but who for one reason or another 

 have not previously been elected. Largely as a result of this course a 

 considerable number of nominations have been received and a list of 

 some 90 candidates will be published in the near future. It is hoped 

 that hereafter members will assume the responsibility of seeing to it 

 that all properly qualified foresters of their acquaintance not already 

 in the Society are nominated for the appropriate grade of membership. 

 In submitting nominations members are particularly requested to make 

 sure that all names are properly endorsed by at least three Senior 

 members or Fellows, and that the biographies contain the information 

 specified on page 024 of the May (1919) issue of the Journal. This 

 will materially facilitate the handling of elections and will save much 

 unnecessary correspondence and vexatious delay. 



S. T. Dana, 

 Member of Executive Council in Charge of Admissions. 



