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years (five of the first directors should be elected for one year, 

 and five for two years). 



Election of Officers. A mail ballot for oiftccrs should 

 be taken when members are remitting their annual dues, prefer- 

 ably in January. Any member should have the right to mail 

 nominations two months before election and any name thus re- 

 ceiving fifty votes should be considered nominated and the name 

 published in the list of candidates submitted for vote. In addi- 

 tion to such possible nominations by members direct, the Coun- 

 cil should be authorized to make nominations for all officers. 

 The above plan appears to be based upon sound democratic prin- 

 ciples and not likely to lead to oligarchial or autocratic rule in 

 the society. 



Communications to Members. To avoid the great expense 

 connected with mailing letters to members, it is proposed that 

 The Nature-Study Review be adopted as the official organ 

 (subject to the terms in the next paragraph below) ; and all com- 

 munications from the officers of the society (such as concerning 

 elections, proposed business, membership dues) shall be printed 

 in pages reserved for the official announcements of the society. 

 After two announcements of proposed business, a majority of 

 the votes received by the Secretary before the dates specificvi 

 should decide all questions submitted to vote. 



The Nature-Study Review. The present publisher of this 

 established magazine would offer it as the official organ on the 

 following terms: — (i) The society would assume no financial 

 responsibility for the magazine. (2) The publisher would re- 

 quire eighty cents for each member, leaving twenty cents for 

 other purposes. (Less than 80 cents if number of members 

 reduces cost of printing). 



This proposition is financially sound as follows : Experience 

 shows that eighty cents net for each member would at present 

 cost publish 1,000 copies of The Review. The permanent sub- 

 scriptions from, institutions and non-members would help to de- 

 crease cost. A membership of 2,000 would allow twenty-five 

 per cent increase in pages printed or a corresponding saving for 

 other purposes of the society. Even at eighty cents for each 

 member, leaving twenty cents for administrative purposes, $200 



