REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 13 



The Treasurer submitted the following report: 



Balance on hand May 1, 1923 $459 . 97 



Receipts from May 1 to Nov. 17 392 . 30 



852.27 

 Expenditures, May 1 to Nov. 17 294.30 



$557.97 



Dr. Bayley reported progress for his Committee on 

 Affiliation of local scientific societies. 



It was voted that the following plan concerning the 

 affiliation of local scientific societies should be recom- 

 mended to the Academy at the annual meeting: 



Affiliated Societies 



Local Academies of Science and similar Scientific 

 eties in the State, other than High School Science 

 Clubs, may become affiliated with the State Academy by 

 an affirmative vote of three-fourths of the members of 

 such society, when confirmed by vote of the members of 

 the State Academy at their annual meeting. 



Members of such affiliated societies may become mem- 

 bers also of the State Academy without initiation fee, 

 by paying annual dues to the treasurer of the local 

 society sufficiently large so that the local treasurer may 

 send to the treasurer of the State Academy one dollar 

 for each member, except for life members of the State 

 Academy, or for those who are also members of the A. 

 A. A. S. 



The Secretary presented a communication inviting 

 our Academy to send a delegate to a commemorative 

 meeting to lie held in Philadelphia, December 6, 1923, 

 in honor of the centenary of the birth of Joseph Leidy, 

 one of America's greatest naturalists. 



The Secretary was authorized to appoint as our dele- 

 gate to the above meeting some Academy member re- 

 siding in or near Philadelphia. 



By vote the President was empowered to appoint a 

 Program Committee for the annual meeting, to consist 

 of the President, Secretary and one or more other mem- 

 bers. This committee is to have charge of the selection 

 of papers to be read at the annual meeting, and to plan 

 other features for the program. 



