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probable income for the year. In case the receipts in the first 

 half of this year and the special subscriptions to the deficit fund 

 do not equal the estimated expenses of the entire year, it will 

 be necessary to reduce the number of pages of The Review 

 in the second half of the year, in order to avoid involving the 

 secretary in personal expense. This should be clearly under- 

 stood by all members. Hereafter the Society should not allow 

 its secretary to contribute more than his time. This remark 

 has no bearing upon past years, for in them the personal re- 

 sponsibility of the secretary was voluntarily undertaken in con- 

 nection with the organization of the Nature-Study Review and 

 of the American Nature-Study Society, and the cost in money 

 has been made more than good by the pleasure of the organizing 

 work. Future secretaries will naturally approach the work 

 from a somewhat different point of view, and should not be 

 allowed to give more than their time for the privilege of conduct- 

 ijig the affairs of the Society. Hence, the undersigned urges 

 the greatest possible financial support for the incoming secre- 

 tary. 



(Signed) Maurice A. Bigelow, 



Secretary, 1908-1909. 

 I have examined the records of the A. N.-S. S. for the years. 

 1908 and 1909, transferred to me by the retiring secretary, and 

 I fi.nd them correct. 



Fred L. Charles. 



It will greatly assist the Review office in the preparation of 

 its mailing list and other records, if members for 1909 who de- 

 sire to renew their subscriptions will signify their intention at 

 earliest convenience. The details incident to transfer of editor- 

 ship and place of publication are multitudinous, and prompt 

 action by delinquent subscribers will be appreciated. Postal 

 regulations necessitate prompt word from those who wish to 

 receive the journal without interruption. New subscribers are 

 urged to begin with the January number, thus assuring a com- 

 plete file of the Review for the year and also meeting in full the 

 requirements for membership in the American Nature-Study 

 Society. 



