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Vol. 9 November 1913. No. 8 



Annual Meeting and Election of Officers 



For several years past the American Nature-Study Society has 

 held its annual meeting in connection with the meetings of the 

 American Association for the Advancement of Science and Affiliated 

 Societies which convene during the first week in the year. This 

 year, however, these societies are to meet at Atlanta, Ga. It is 

 anticipated that so few of our members will travel thus far to the 

 meeting, that it would be unwise to attempt the conduct of a pro- 

 gram there in keeping with the dignity of the annual meeting Aside 

 from the papers usually presented little business needs attention. 

 That little can be conducted through the pages of the Review. 

 Arrangements are already completed for the publication in the 

 Review of a series of articles by members of the Council that will 

 amply compensate for those usually read at the annual meeting. 

 These, too, will be presented to the larger audience. 



The most important business to be transacted is the annual 

 election of officers. The officers at present are as follows: 



President, Anna B. Comstock, N. Y. ; vice-presidents, M. A. 

 Bigelow, N. Y.; Otis W. Caldwell, 111.; Stanley Couher. Ind.; 

 B. M. Davis, Ohio; C. H. Robinson, N. J.; directors, E. E. Bal- 

 comb, N. C; L. H. Bailey, N. Y.; Ora M. Carrel, Mich.; Anna 

 Clark, N. Y.; J. A. Drushel, Mo.; C. F. Hodge, Mass.; Alice Jean 

 Patterson, 111. ; S. C. Schmucker, Penn. ; Grant Smith, 111. ; Susan 

 B. Sipe, D. C; W. J. Stevens, Mo.: G. Straubenmueller, N. Y. 

 Laura E. Woodward, N. J.; secretary-editor, Elliot R. Downing. 



The terms of office of the following ones of these expire with the 

 present year and they must be re-elected or their successors chosen. 

 The president, five vice-presidents, secretary-editor and these 



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