1915] Proceedings of the Philadelphia Meeting 107 
REPORT OF THE MANAGING EDITOR OF THE ANNALS. 
The 1914 volume of the Annals has been issued with some delays 
which have been due in part to the absence of the Editor from Columbus 
during several weeks of the summer and in part from the uncertainty of 
the amount available for publication. The volume as completed will 
contain nearly 400 pages and 45 plates, two of them in color. The 
numbers have been larger and more profusely illustrated than would 
have been possible without the contributions of some of the authors. 
The paper by Professor Triggerson was printed with assistance of a 
contribution from the author, Professor Gillette of the Colorado Agri- 
cultural Experiment Station provided the colored plates accompanying 
the paper of Miss Palmer, and Messrs. Childs, Severin and McGregor 
have assisted in the cost of plates for their articles. 
The collections for the year have amounted to $593.69. $29.68 has 
been spent on office account and $564.01 has been turned over to the 
Treasurer. The income may be classified as follows :-— 
DHUSeKipHonUACCOUMt:., ilack. sso. oss. eed..., $233.06 
pale onBaek Numbers... .. 6.6L. oo ocecc ... 133.61 
1213 CAP 0E SSS ce ec eg ee 129.02 
petal MC omprpuUtOnss. 4 jocks ace tf oce. oc... 98.00 
$593.69 
While the Editor would have preferred a somewhat larger volume 
it did not seem practicable with the income at hand and with a con- 
siderable deficit from preceding years to involve the Society in any 
large amount. With the income of the year it has been possible to 
bring up payments on the back numbers §0 that the Society is now in 
fairly good shape and it seems probable that we can maintain a volume 
of approximately 400 pages per year. 
It is very possible that some of our foreign subscriptions may 
lapse and that there will be few additional sales on the foreign account 
during the next year. This may reduce our income slightly. On the 
other hand a considerable addition to the membership list is reported 
by the Secretary. 
Respectfully submitted, 
HERBERT OSBORN. 
In accordance with Article VII of the Constitution, adopted at the 
Atlanta meeting, that the Editorial Board of the Annals shall consist of 
ten members, one of whom shall be the Managing Editor and the other 
members of the Board shall serve for three years, three members 
retiring annually, the Executive Committee took the following action. 
Professor H. C. Fall was elected as the additional member of the 
Board and the following dates fixed as the time for the retirement of 
the different members: J. H. Comstock, C. J.S. Bethune and C. W. 
Johnson to retire in 1915: V. L. Kellogg, L. O. Howard and W. M. 
Wheeler to retire in 1916; P. P. Calvert, J. W. Folsom and H. C. 
Fall to retire in 1917. 
