48 Fortieth Annual Meeting 



sawdust is mentioned in connection with the pollution of 

 streams, or in connection with fish culture, it should be 

 card indexed, whether in a discussion or a paper. Then 

 when we desire to read up on some subject or to get infor- 

 mation along any one line, our index will show where it is. 



Acting Secretary: That is much more elaborate than 

 would come within the scope of an index such as I have 

 prepared, 



Mr. Titcomb : Yes, it is a big job. 



Mr. Meehan : Even though it requires much labor to get 

 what Mr. Titcomb suggests, I trust it will be done. I would 

 be willing to join with Mr. Titcomb or anybody else towards 

 defraying the extra expense. I know to my cost the trouble 

 of looking things up. I had to go back on one occasion 

 through every volume of the proceedings in my possession 

 and look over not only the papers but the discussions, 

 because what I wanted oftentimes turned up in discussions 

 on subjects entirely foreign to the matter originally under 

 discussion. A card index which would enable a member to 

 get information on any subject he wants would be exceed- 

 ingly valuable and I hope it will be prepared. 



Mr. Clark: I move you that a committee be appointed, 

 consisting of Mr. Titcomb, the incoming Secretary, and 

 Dr. H. M. Smith, to take this matter of a card index under 

 consideration and report to the Society at its next annual 

 meeting, giving us an estimate of what it will cost. 



Mr. Titcomb : Let me amend that motion by putting Dr. 

 H. M. Smith's name first on the committee. 



Amendment seconded. 



Mr. Fearing : I would like to ask where this card index 

 is to be kept? 



President : The records are to be kept with the Secre- 

 tary, and, as suggested by Mr. Titcomb, a sufficient number 

 of copies can be published so that each member may 

 have one. 



Mr. Fearing: On account of the impossibihty of making 

 additions, a printed index is of much less value than a card 



