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THE MICROSCOPE. ^i 



'E are in receipt of a very pleasant letter form Dr. Blackham, 

 President of the American Society of Microscopists. We 

 are at liberty to make the following- quotations from it: "As to the 

 Elmira meeting the prospects continue to brighten. A large num- 

 ber of valuable papers have been promised, many of them contain- 

 mg the first announcements of important original investigations. 

 The Local Committee at Elmira are making liberal preparatk^ns for 

 the free entertainment of all members of the society who will attend 

 the Elmira meeting. Park church, with its extensive lecture rooms, 

 church parlors, etc., has been placed at the service of the .society' 

 and the meetings will probably be held there. A more convienent 

 building as to size, arrangement and location could hardly have 

 been constructed to order. At a recent meeting of the executive 

 committee, sub-committees were appointed to report on the 

 Revision of the Constitution and on the advisability of establishing 

 a quarterly journal as the organ of the Society." 



Our readers are quite generally familiar with our ideas as to the 

 advisability of establishing such a journal as Dr. Blackham men- 

 tions. They will refer to the February number of this journal for 

 more minute details. Of course we should count the cost before 

 we attempt to build our house; yet if the suggestions we have al- 

 ready given be carried out, or some plan that will give the same re- 

 sults, then the enterprise cannot help but succeed. 



The published report of the treasurer,— see page 97, Proceed- 

 ings American Society, Columbus Meeting— shows a cash balance 

 on hand of $385.81 with a possible available' balance (dues then un- 

 paid) of $574.56. 



Suppose some of this money had to be used to keep up a 



Quarterly, how could it be expended to a better profit? We a.sk 

 this sub-committee the following questions: 



First. Are you not of one opinion that a quarterly journal 

 should be established as an organ of the American Society. 



Second. Have you anything to fear, financially, with a cash 

 balance on hand of five hundred dollars ? 



Third. Can you lack for ability with such names to aid you 

 as: Blackham, Curtis, Up de Graff, Kellicott, Fell, and scores of 

 others ? 



Fourth. With everything in your favor, with nothing to fear, 

 why should you hesitate to demonstrate the assured success ? 



