186 THE MICROSCOPE. [September, 



esteemed members. Prof. Albert P. Brown, of Camden, N. J. 

 He has Ions: been distinguished as a chemist as well as a micros- 

 copist. and has contributed improvements in mounting media, 

 cements, etc. 



Slides. — It was intended, as announced in the last report, to 

 withdraw, early in the season now closing, all the old and well- 

 worn boxes, and to circulate only the recent boxes still in fair 

 condition, and the boxes of the proposed new special series which 

 was then solicited from the membership. Owing to unavoidable 

 delay in regard to the latter series, upon which an immense 

 amount of work has been spent but which is still far from ready, 

 this plan failed of adoption for this sea§on. Next season the new 

 special series and' this season's circuit boxes are expected to give 

 U3 a great improvement on the past. This is stated as a hope and 

 an expectation, however, and not as a promise for the non-fulfil- 

 ment of which we can be responsible. One or two members 

 have expressed dissatisfaction — to state it mildly — at not enjoying 

 this season such a set of boxes as we last year invited the mem- 

 bers to furnish but which they have not yet completed. It will 

 readily occur to any thoughtful person that where one or two per- 

 sons are, by the necessities of the case, compelled to do nearly all 

 the executive labor of the Club, without compensation or paid 

 assistants, they cannot and do not guarantee the prompt, faithful, 

 and devoted service of a hundred and forty non-resident mem- 

 bers, but can only undertake to make useful, so far as circum- 

 stances allow, the work those members find opportunity to do. 



When the special series of boxes was proposed a year ago, it 

 was feared that it would be a half-year's work to get them ready ; 

 but this estimate proved to be not half large enough. Liberal 

 encouragement and assistance was offered by a limited number of 

 members, and a number of exceptionally fine boxes, accompanied 

 by not a little of novel and remarkable note-book work, have 

 already been secured. Some further boxes are promised, that 

 are not yet ready ; and considerable progress has been made 

 toward making up boxes in various ways to complete the set, 

 which it is hoped to have in good order before fall. 



A new set of the regular circuit boxes will also be needed ; and 

 collecting boxes for the same will be sent through the circuits as 

 soon as they can be got ready, omitting, so far as possible, those 

 members that have contributed special boxes this season Members 

 w\\\ oblige by having their slides ready, and the descriptions and 

 discussions ready to copy in the note-books, before the boxes 

 arrive, in order that the boxes may be forwarded with as little 

 delay as possible ; since it is very important that they all be filled 

 and returned to headquarters before July ist. By sending to 

 headquarters the original MvS. of the notes, after copying it into 

 the note-books, much trouble and delay will be avoided. Members 



