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President : I think this matter ought to be taken up in 

 committee and thoroughly discussed, to determine whether 

 it is best to raise the membership fees ; or whether it is best 

 to make an appeal to every member here present to secure 

 at least two new members. I started out to get 50 last year, 

 but I got only 12 new members; but if every member would 

 secure two new names, it would solve the problem. There is 

 merit also in the suggestion of raising the dues. The report 

 we get is well worth a great deal more than that, as the 

 gentleman stated. 



Mr. Thomson : Has the American Fisheries Society a 

 committee on education? 



Mr. Graham : A committee on publicity was appointed 

 at St. Louis last year. Mr. Meehan made himself chairman, 

 but I do not think he has done anything about it. There 

 has been practically nothing done, except what some of the 

 other members of the committee did themselves, and that 

 has not amounted to very much. I believe that a permanent 

 committee on membership and publicity should be appointed, 

 and I believe that committee should be required to make a 

 report at every meeting. 



President: I think the suggestion is a good one; we 

 cannot have too much publicity. The newspapers would be 

 glad to give us space if we would give them something to 

 write about. I shall be glad to appoint the committee. 



Mr. Graham : Would it not be well to consider this 

 matter when there is a larger attendance? T would like to 

 drop it until tomorrow. 



Adjournment then taken until 9.30 next morning. 



Wednesday, September /, 1912, io.oo a.m. 



Meeting called to order at the same place by the President. 

 A paper on "Black-spotted Mountain Trout." by Mr. 

 S. E. Land, of Colorado, was then read and discussed. 



