134 Tzvcuty-scvcnth , Annual Meeting 



out for running- the office last year was about $50.00 to $55.00, 

 and I did most of the work myself; this year I must have some 

 assistance. 



I wish to offer the following- : This Society learns with 

 pleasure that steps have been taken by the Conuiiissioner of 

 Fisheries of the United States to establish on the Great Lakes a 

 permanent station for scientific inquiry. W'c recognize the im- 

 portance and necessity oi this work, and the practical bearing- 

 its investigations must have on many of the (piestions afTecting 

 fish culture and its success as an economic pro]:>lem, therefore. 



Resolved, That in the opinion of this Society the importance 

 of this work is such, that we ask the Congress of the United 

 States to grant the necessary funds to place this work upon a 

 liberal and broad basis so that the work of the artificial propa- 

 gation and distribution of the important food fishes of the lakes 

 may be carried on with a thorough understanding and familiarity 

 with the conditions surrounding the fisheries and their needs 

 as will lead to the greatest success of that work. 



Prof. Birge: I move the adoption of that resolution. 



The resolution was unanimously carried. 



Mr. Whitaker: I wish to say that I communicated to Mr. 

 Fred. Mather the fact that at our last meeting he had been 

 eh ted an honorary member of the Society and received a letter 

 frcm him in replv in which he desired me to extend his thanks 

 for the courtesy shown him and to express a due sense of his 

 api)!eciation for the honor. 



Mr. Clark : As there was a great deal of talk at the time 

 we reduced the dues of getting a great many new members, 

 which I have no doubt will be done, I would suggest that it 

 might be a good idea for every one to get as many new members 

 as thev can and send their names to the Secretary between now 

 (and the time our report is ready to be sent out so that these 

 new applicants may receive the report. Would not that be a 

 good idea? I know T could send in the names of four or five 

 that wculd want the book. 



Mr. Whitaker: The Secretary last year on his own respon- 

 sibility inaugurated that system. I held this out as an induce- 

 ment to new members, that they would get the benefit of two 

 year.s' membership for one year's dues. 



There is another thing I want to give notice of. I shall 

 bring up at the next meeting an amendment to the constitution. 



