Forty-second Annual Meeting 27 



Dr. Palmer then read a paper by Mr. C. H. Wilson, of 

 New York, on "The Whitefish — Minimum Size Limits — 

 The Scales vs. The Yard Stick." 



REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 



President : We will now receive the report of the Exec- 

 utive Committee, of which Prof. H. B. Ward is chairman. 



Professor Ward: Mr. President and Members of the So- 

 ciety: The Executive Committee appointed last year has 

 made a serious effort to consider some of the problems be- 

 fore the Society. A meeting was held at the close of the 

 session in St. Louis, and correspondence has been carried 

 on so far as possible in the interval between that meeting 

 and this. Some conclusions were then reached which it 

 seems to me are worth your consideration and such action 

 as may be deemed wise. 



I might state informally that the report has not been pre- 

 sented to and signed by every member of the committee, but 

 is made up of extracts from the correspondence. I had 

 hoped that a majority of the committee would be present, 

 but the members are scattered pretty widely. I believe the 

 statements that I give will command the support of every 

 member of the committee. I have omitted from this report 

 statements which seem to be matters of discussion, and 

 therefore questionable as a full report from the committee. 



The committee would recommend that the Society offer 

 to the libraries of the United States the option of taking out 

 regular and continued subscriptions to the publications of 

 this Society, on a basis of an annual payment of $1.50. 



It would further recommend that all such libraries as en- 

 gage to take our series of publications as issued be entitled 

 to secure the copies of back publications still in the hands of 

 the Secretary, at an expense of $1 each, provided five vol- 

 umes be purchased at one time. 



1 might say by way of explanation that at the price of 

 $1.50 we give the library a slight advantage over what one 



