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seems more than likely that there will be a still greater call for single 

 copies and even for entire volumes by those who are not members of the 

 Society. If, as has been suggested, an index to the back numbers of the 

 Proceedings is issued, and this can be given a rather wide distribution 

 to libraries where it can be consulted freely, the call for back numbers 

 should be still greater than has been the case up to the present. It is 

 earnestly recommended, therefore, that this index be published, since 

 it is the Secretary's belief that it will result in turning back ntimbers 

 now on hand into more of a tangible asset than they are at present. 

 The question comes up as to the advisability of creating a small reserve, 

 about 10 of each number, which can be kept for any particular 

 purpose that may arise in the future. 



The Secretary would like to suggest the desirability of combining 

 the offices of Secretary and Treasurer into one office of Secretary- 

 Treasurer. As matters now stand, the work of the two offices is so 

 closely related that nominees for them must be chosen from men who 

 are practically in daily contact, and it is even desirable that each year 

 one of these officers be reelected in order that he may assist any newly 

 elected candidate to the other position. Under the present system the 

 Secretary handles the mailing of the Proceedings and the Treasurer 

 must, of course, submit the invoice for them. There is a very good oppor- 

 tunity, although no cases where it has occurred are known, of the 

 Proceedings being mailed without being billed. With the offices 

 combined, there can be a still closer coordination of the work than 

 there is at present with much less probability of errors. Under the 

 present arrangement, of course, where the work is all carried out by men 

 on contributed time, it may be too much to ask that any one man handle 

 the position of Secretary and Treasurer, but as soon as the funds of 

 the Society wiU permit, these two offices should be combined into that 

 of a paid Secretary-Treasurer. Possibly some arrangement could be 

 made whereby this officer need not be a member of the Society, in which 

 case, some expert in this line could be employed who would only need 

 to give a little of his time to it. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. R. TiLLOTSON, 



Secretary. 



The supply of Volvime V of the Proceedings of the Society of 

 American Foresters is entirely exhausted. This volume is, accordingly, 

 no longer available for sale bv the Societv. 



