22 American Fisheries Society 



Mr. George H. Graham, Springfield, Mass. : I would 

 like to ask the Treasurer how many members are in arrears 

 for dues? 



Treasurer : I cannot state the exact number, but I 

 think 250. During the past year I have made an earnest 

 effort to collect all the dues possible. To do this I have 

 written at least 150 or 200 personal letters. These letters 

 have brought about all the money that I think we can ex- 

 pect to get from the delinquent list. I do not see how any 

 one that ever expected to pay could fail to respond to the 

 appeals that I sent out. Therefore it would seem to me as 

 if we must either increase the clues or raise a fund in some 

 way to wipe out the present indebtedness. 



President : It is a problem the Society will have to take 

 up before the meeting is over. 



SUGGESTIONS FOR INCREASING MEMBERSHIP 



The Secretary pro tern then read a communication from 

 Mr. H. Wheeler Perce, of Chicago, offering suggestions for 

 the enlargement in scope and membership of the Society, as 

 follows : 



Chicago, 111., August 27, 1912. 



Mr. Samuel F. Fnllerton, Pres't, 



American Fisheries Society, 

 St. Paul, Minn. 

 Dear Sir: 



At the last meeting I gathered that an increased membership was 

 something considered very desirable, and through the year I have not 

 only done my best to secure desirable new members, but have given 

 the question very much thought, and it appears to me wise to suggest 

 to the forthcoming meeting the results. 



To the casual or even the interested observer it might seem that the 

 wonderful work of the American Fisheries Society, incalculable in 

 value to the people of this country, does not reach as many of the 

 people as it should, and thus convey to them the educational advan- 

 tages which the Society produces. It might therefore be advisable to 

 enlarge the membership of the Society and spread abroad its teachings 

 and findings to a greater degree than heretofore. 



