SOCIETY AFFAIRS 



A Reminder 



There has been some criticism in the past that the Nominating Com- 

 mittee has too much power in determining the outcome of the election 

 of officers of the Society. It may therefore be worth while to remind 

 the members that Section 3, Article 5, of the Constitution of the 

 Society provides, in addition to any nominations by the Nominating 

 Committee, also for the nomination of officers by any ten Senior Mem- 

 bers or Fellows. These nominations must be presented to the Secre- 

 tary in writing at least four weeks before the annual meeting. 



The New England Section of the Society held its first summer meet- 

 ing at Keene, N. H., on Friday and Saturday, July 23d and 24th. 

 There were twenty-five present. At the Cheshire House on Friday 

 evening there was an informal discussion of the Report of the Com- 

 mittee on Forest Devastation and the "Pinchot" ballot. It was the 

 opinion of a majority of the Section, as expressed in resolutions, that 

 the individual States should be given the dominance in fixing and en- 

 forcing a system of forest regulation, and that the "Pinchot" ballot, 

 so-called, did not permit a true expression of opinion on the advisability 

 of State or national control. 



On Saturday morning the Section met at the Lodge on the Yale 

 Forest. At the meeting Mr. Hawley, for the Committee on Research, 

 gave a very illuminating report on the present research activities being 

 carried out in the New England States. The report showed that there 

 is more intensive work being done along silvicultural lines than most 

 of us realized. What is sadly lacking is an extensive survey of the 

 forest resources of the region. A discussion on the forest tree supply 

 for the region brought out the fact that there is need of more co-^oper- 

 ation between collectors and State foresters and others who are con- 

 sumers to stabilize the business. Prospects are good in New England 

 for a large crop of white pine and white spruce seed this year. 



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