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mittee for consideration in connection with the amalgamation of 

 the Proceedings and the Forestry Quarterly. 



The meeting indorsed the recommendation of the Committee 

 on Admissions that the creation of a new class of members, 

 to be called ''Fellows," is undesirable, for the present at least. 

 The proposal of the committee that a new class of members, to 

 known as "junior" members, be created was discussed at con- 

 siderable length. 



The progress report of the Commitee on Terminology was pre- 

 sented by the Chairman, Dr. Fernow. 



The recommendation of the special committee on the estab- 

 lishment of a section in Washington, that such a section be 

 established, was indorsed and the desirability of holding as many 

 general meetings of the Society as possible was emphasized. 



Mr. Clapp spoke of his attendance recently at the annual meet- 

 ing of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 

 He recommended that the Society adopt the policy of holding 

 a meeting of the Society in connection with the annual winter 

 meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Science as 

 often as practicable, and that the program be arranged in time 

 so that it might be printed with the rest of the Association pro- 

 gram. His recommendations in these respects were indorsed 

 by the meeting. 



The result of the recent election of officers was announced by 

 the Acting Secretary, Mr. Murphy, as follows: 



President, B. E. Fernow ; Vice-President, E. H. Clapp ; Secre- 

 tary, Findley Bums; Treasurer, S. T. Dana; Executive Commit- 

 tee: W. B. Greeley (5-year term) ; R. C. Bryant (4-year term) ; 

 Clyde Leavitt (3-year term) ; D. T. Mason (2-year term) ; F. A. 

 Silcox (1-year term). 



In the evening a smoker, attended by 67 members and friends 

 of the Society, was held at the University Club, at which a num- 

 ber of informal talks were given. 



Following the example of the joint lumbering and forestry 

 meetings at San Francisco in October, the plan has been adopted 

 this year in Canada of holding a number of related annual meet- 

 ings conjointly. These meetings occurred at Ottawa, Ontario, 

 January 18, 19 and 30, 1916. The annual meeting of the Com- 

 mission of Conservation was held January 18 and 19, the forestry 



