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tion and possibly it would be well not to read it at the present 

 time. It calls for action I think by the Committee on For- 

 eign Relations or the Committee on Resolutions. With 

 the President's consent it might Lie referred to the proper 

 committee. 



President : I would suggest that a motion be passed 

 to refer to the Committee on Foreign Relations with pow T er 

 to act. 



So moved by Dr. Greene. 



Motion seconded, unanimously carried, and so ordered. 



Secretary : Some years ago authority was granted to 

 sell reports of the Society for 50 cents a copy. It occurs to 

 me that it would he well to increase this price, inasmuch as 

 50 cents does not represent the cost of getting out one of the 

 reports. Even the less pretentious offerings cost more than 

 50 cents a copy. I think it would be well to increase the 

 price to one dollar a copy. I submit this as a recommen- 

 dation. 



Another question it would be well to consider is the time 

 of the payment of dues by applicants for membership. Here- 

 tofore when names have been proposed for membership the 

 money has not accompanied the request. It has not been the 

 practice to ask for payment of dues until after the member 

 has been elected. I think it would be well for the Society 

 to adopt a rule requiring that the fee shall accompany the 

 application for membership. 



Another matter of importance is a proposed revision of 

 the Constitution, particularly Article V, relating to the order 

 of business. 



President: I think that is in the hands of the Com- 

 mittee on Resolutions now. It has reference to the change 

 in .Article V as to the order of business, is not that the case? 



Dr. Field: I did not know that it had been formally 

 referred to us. 



Secretary : You refer to Article TI, do you not? 



President: Article II and .Article V. There are omis- 

 sions in Article V that necessitate some changes. 



