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namely, to cost the Association less, but to derive more of scientific 
benefits from the work of the scientific men of the country. The Asso- 
ciation has spent more money than it feels it should by reducing the 
price of Science to Academy members and is proposing a new and less 
expensive arrangement. It is contained in the following paragraphs: 
(10) The Council adopted the following resolutions concerning the 
future of arrangements with affiliated academies of science and local 
branches: 
(a) In view of the rapid increase in the number of members con- 
cerned, it has become impossible to continue the annual grants to affil- 
iated academies and local branches as in the past, and the association 
consequently finds it necessary to reduce the allowances for these 
organizations, for 1926 and until further notice, to one-half of the 
present amount per member. This reduction is to go into effect October 
1, 1925. 
(b) All members of any affiliated academy are to be at all times, 
until further notice, eligible to admission to the association on cer- 
tification by the proper academy officer and without payment of the 
usual entrance fee. 
(c) The permanent secretary is instructed to take up the applica- 
tions for academy affiliations according to the modified arrangements 
for academy affiliation now authorized. 
5. Since the academy allowance from the Association is now to be 
but 50 cents per year per member, it seems desirable that the affiliated 
academies should collect full academy dues from their association mem- 
bers. It is hoped that those academies that have heretofore crédited 
association allowances as academy dues will arrange this matter this 
spring, so that there may be no misunderstanding on the part of their 
members next fall when the new rule is to go into effect. It may be 
desirable for the proper academy officer to send to all association mem- 
bers of his academy an announcement on this subject, either before or 
at the time of sending out the bills for annual dues. The facilities of the 
permanent secretary’s office are offered to the affiliated academies in 
this and similar kinds of circularization; multigraphing, mimeographing 
or printing circulars or letters and the addressing of envelopes for acad- 
emy work can be cared for at the Washington office at actual cost or 
less, if the academy so desires. The general facilities of the office are to 
be at the service of the affiliated academies, with probably some saving 
in cost. 
Since the arrangement between the American Association and the 
Academy has been largely a financial one, your Treasurer has cared for 
most of the correspondence. The Association promises for the future 
that the affiliation will have less of a financial and more of a scientific 
conscience. The association therefore asks the appointment of a rep- 
resentative from each of the State Academies. This is expressed in the 
recent communication under date of March 21, 1925, as follows: 
REPRESENTATION OF AFFILIATED ACADEMIES IN THE ASSOCIATION. 
D. Each affiliated academy is to have, as heretofore, a representative in the 
council of the Association, thus taking part in the direction of association affairs. 
