140 American Fisheries Society 



EDITORIAL. 



The Annual Meeting. On September 9, 10 and 11, the forty- 

 eighth annual meeting of the Society was held in the Waldorf- 

 Astoria Hotel, New York City, with an attendance of about 

 seventy-five members. Twenty-eight new members were elected 

 bringing the total active membership to six hundred and 

 twenty-four. 



The meeting was marked by unusual earnestness in the con- 

 sideration and discussion of problems. It may be safely said that 

 never in the history of the society has there been a program more 

 thoroughly scientific in character, nor, at the same time, one of 

 greater importance in practical fisheries work. 



The important problem of pollution, the discussion of which 

 was led by Prof. Henry B. Ward's paper, naturally absorbed its 

 full share of time at the meeting. The question of foods for the 

 artificial feeding of fishes also evoked lively discussion, centering 

 around important papers by Prof. G. C. Embody of Cornell 

 University, and Dr. Sergius Morgulis of Creighton University. 



The paper by Prof. Embody, entitled "Results of Some Trout 

 Feeding Experiments," was awarded the prize among the com- 

 petitive contributions on "Fish Culture." Dr. Morgulis was the 

 recipient of the prize in "Biological Investigation" on his paper, 

 "'Studies on the Nutrition of Fish — Experiments on Brook Trout." 

 No prize was awarded in the class "Commercial Fisheries," the 

 only paper offered in competition being later withdrawn as not 

 meeting the requirements. The offering of these prizes is a new 

 feature of the Society's work and they will probably be offered 

 again. The interest from the Permanent Fund— the accumulated 

 fees of Patrons — provided the money for the prizes, one hundred 

 dollars in each of the classes mentioned. 



