News and Notes 161 



by Dr. B. E. Fernow; "Vegetation Zones of Argentine and Ad- 

 joining Regions," by Dr. Cristobal Hicken. 



At the business meeting of the Society a number of important 

 matters came up, among which the amalgamation of the Proceed- 

 ings of the Society and the Forestry Quarterly provoked most 

 of the discussion. 



The meeting endorsed the following recommendations of the 

 executive committee : 



1. That an amalgamation of the Proceedings and the Forestry 

 Quarterly be made, whether or not an increase in dues is neces- 

 sary to accomplish it. 



2. That the plan of control of the combined publications con- 

 form to that given for the Proceedings in the present Constitution 

 of the Society (Article V, Section o), subject to amendment as 

 to the number of members on the Editorial Board, upon the 

 recommendation of the Board after organization. 



3. That the details of publication and policy of the journal 

 be left with the Editorial Board. 



On motion by Mr. Dana, the meeting expressed itself as in 

 favor of an increase in dues for Active members from $3 to $5 

 per year. On motion by Mr. Dana, the meeting also expressed 

 itself in favor of levying no dues on Associate members and at 

 the same time of ceasing to send them the Proceedings of the 

 Society except on special subscription. All of these matters were 

 referred to the Executive Committee for its action and later 

 reference to letter ballot by the entire Society. 



The recommendation of the Executive Committee that no steps 

 be taken by the Society to incorporate was indorsed. The recom- 

 mendation that the budget system adopted last year be continued 

 was also indorsed. 



Dr. Fernow moved that the recommendation of the Executive 

 Committee, that the matter of indorsing the Federal Migratory 

 Bird Law be referred to the entire membership for letter ballot, 

 be amended to provide for the indorsement of this law by the 

 present meeting. The motion was agreed to and the law thereby 

 indorsed without further action. 



The meeting expressed its approval of the recommendation 

 of the Editorial Board that a change be made in the name 

 of the Proceedings and referred the matter to the Executive Com- 



