SOCIETY AFFAIRS 691 



The Intermountain Section held a very interesting series of meet- 

 ings during the winter of 1916-17, at which the attendance averaged 

 between 15 and 20. The following subjects were discussed at these 

 meetings : 



December 1. — The Permanency of Aspen, J. AI. Fetherolf ; Aspen 

 as a Temporary Forest Type, F. S. Baker; Effect of Grazing on Aspen 

 Reproduction, A. W. Sampson ; Brush Disposal in Aspen Stands, C. G. 

 Smith ; Climate in Relation to Plant Growth, A. W. Sampson. 



December 21. — Relation of National Forests to Municipal Water 

 Supply and Irrigation, J. W. Stokes; Ownership of Water Power in 

 the United States, J. P. Martin. 



January 2. — Nursery Protection, N. J. Fetherolf; Nursery Equip- 

 ment, A. L. Brower. 



January 16. — Uses of Grazing Reconnaissance Data, L. J. Palmer; 

 Relation of Forest Officers to the Public, Ernest Winkler. 



January 30. — Forestation Policies of the Forest Service as Applied 

 to the Intermountain District, J. M. Fetherolf ; Alunicipal Forestry, 

 S. E. Bower. 



February 15. — The Work of the Utah Experiment Station, F. S. 

 Baker; Flumes and River Driving in Europe, N. B. Eckbo. 



March 1. — Relation of Grazing Resources to Agricultural Settle- 

 ment and Development, H. E. Fenn ; Function of Grazing Studies, 

 Mark Anderson. 



March 10. — Forest Service Administrative Problems. H. S. Graves. 



March 19. — Land Classification, C. N. Woods; Uses of Forest 

 Land, R. E. Gery. 



April 3. — A Course of Study in National Forest Administration, 

 C. G. Smith. 



April 18.- — The Technical Forester in National Forest Adninistra- 

 tion, L. F. Kneipp. 



The following members comprise the Executive Committee of the 

 Intermountain Section for 1917 : L. F. Kneipp, Chairman; C. G. Smith, 

 Vice-Chairman ; C. F. Korstian, Secretary. 



The Vote on Membership Amendment 



The result of the ballot on Amendments to the Constitution of the 

 Society proposed by the Executive Council, April 20, 1917, and due June 

 15, 1917, is: 



For Against Total 



Section 1, Article III— Membership 185 14 199 



Section 2, Article III— Membership 185 14 199 



Section 1, Article X— Dues 191 8 199 



Votes cast 200 



Votes disqualified (unsigned) 1 



Votes recorded 199 



