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Aside from the regular president's address, Dr. Blackham in- 

 forms us that he intends to give a "report"; a resume of the year's 

 work for the society and of the progress of microscopy in this coun- 

 try. Thus, one climax follows another, until there can be no question 

 but that the Elmira meeting will be a memorable one, a meeting that 

 will mark, we trust, the commencement of increased microscopical 

 work in this country. Encourage this meeting by your presence, 

 by your papers, and by your kind words. Show your interest in 

 your work, as Mr. Griffith has done, and let other prizes be estab- 

 lished, and The Microscope is ready to take the lead. 



One thing, however, we venture to suggest to the officers of this 

 society, namely, — the ^establishing of a journal that shall be in keep- 

 ing with its character and ability. 



The society itself is abundantly able to support it, both in a 

 financial and literary sense. All official papers and announcements 

 should appear in its columns. It should contain the "proceedings", 

 together with all papers presented at tiie annual meetings. In plain 

 words, it should be the distinct organ of the society. The society 

 should be responsible for it, and should be the publishers of it. The 

 editor should be selected by some committee appointed for the pur- 

 pose, and the president elect should be the associate editor. Each 

 member of the society should be entitled to a year's subscription 

 from the time he pays his dues, and said dues could be raised to 

 correspond with the increased expense. 



There is no reason why the "American Society of Microscopists" 

 should not be as well represented as the Royal Society of London. 

 It stands a shame to us that we ever let such journals as The Lens 

 and The American Quarterly Microscopical Joitr-nal fail for want of 

 financial support. 



"The Microscope" will aid such a journal in every possible 

 way. We repeat it, — the time is at hand, the society is able, the 

 ■science demands it, microscopists need it, shall it be done ? 



PROSPECTUS FOR VOL. II. 



WE do not propose to dwell upon the past. That our journat 

 has changed since we started is evident to all. We know 

 better to-day what our readers desire and we publicly thank our 



