102 THE MICROSCOPE. July 
Announcement of the Toledo Meeting of The American 
Microscopical Society. 
By E. W. CLAYPOLE, 
AKRON, OHIO. 
The annual meeting will be held at Toledo, on August 
5, 6, and 7. The Microscopical Society of that city have 
vaken up the matter very cordially and intend to do their 
best to make the visit and the meeting both pleasant and 
profitable. . 
The members outside of Toledo are asked to do their 
part to secure the success of the meeting by their pres- 
enceif practicable, or, if not, by sending contributions to 
be read. Short notes on methods of work, notices of 
observations, details of experiments are all of value and 
will be welcome. 
There is an interesting field’ for the existence and 
activity of this society in this country and the recent 
advance of microscopical investigation all along the line 
has enlarged its scope for the worker. There is abund- 
ant material waiting to be worked over which can supply 
endless subjects for discussion. The demand for micro- 
scopical knowledge and proficiency in the medical prac- 
titioner at the present day is so great that few among 
the older members of the profession can keep pace 
with the requirements and one of the best methods 
of keeping in touch with the advance of the medical art 
on the part of the younger men is the maintenance of a 
connection with such a society. They can thereby 
become acquainted with methods, men, and Jearn from 
time to time in what direction and by whom their field of 
labor is being enlarged. 
To the teacher, too, membership is invaluable. The 
peripatetic nature of the society which holds its meetings 
in different places year by year brings them within the 
reach of different sections of the couutry and so reduces 
