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Vol. 9 January, 1913. No. 1 



Meeting of American Nature Study Society 



The Cleveland meeting of the American Nature-Study Society 

 was held in conjunction with that of the American Garden Asso- 

 ciation. The program was carried out as printed and in addition, 

 a number of papers were presented on various phases of the 

 garden work. 



The officers elected for the ensuing year are as follows: 



For President: Anna B. Comstock. 



For Vice-Presidents: E. B. Babcock, California; M. A. Bige- 

 low, New York; Otis W. Caldwell, Ilb"'^.ois; Stanley Coulter, In- 

 diana; B. M. Davis, Ohio. 



For Directors : E. E. Balcomb, North Carolina ; Ora M. 

 Carrel, Michigan; Anna Clark, New York; Gene Patterson, Illi- 

 nois ; Susan B. Seipp, D. C. 



For Secretary-Editor : Elliot R. Downing, Illinois. 



Instead of presenting any abstracts of the papers and dis- 

 cussions, the President's address is printed in full. We sincerely 

 hope the custom that President Davis has initiated may be estab- 

 lished as a permanent custom, and all who read his address, as 

 well as all who heard it, will appreciate the work involved and 

 the value of his results. 



The following items from the report of the Secretary-Editor 

 may be of general interest : 



Receipts from subscriptions, reprints, etc., $1,187.91 ; pre- 

 ceding year, $1,122.64. 



Expense of printing, $1,132.17 ; preceding year $677.20. 



In spite of the increased expense the balance forwarded to 

 1913 is nearly as great as that carried over a year ago. 



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