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Vol. 10 DECEMBER, 1914 No. 9 



The Annual Meeting and Election of Officers 



The sixth meeting of the American Nature-Study Society will 

 be held in Philadelphia, Penn., December 30 and 31, in connection 

 with the meetings of the American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science and affiliated societies, during the week December 

 28-January 2. 



The Council has made the nominations for the officers to be 

 elected at this meeting as follows : 



President, L. H. Bailey, N. Y. 



Vice-Presidents, M. A. Bigelow, N. Y., Otis W. Caldwell, 111., 

 B. M. Davis, Ohio, F. L. Holtz, N. Y., C. F. Hodge, Ore., S. B. 

 McCready, Ont., C. H. Robison, N. J., C. A. Stebbins, Cal. Vote 

 for five. 



Directors, E. E. Balcomb, N. C, A. B. Comstock, N. Y., John 

 Deamess, Ont., Lewis M. Dongan, Mo., Jas. G. Needham, N. Y., 

 A. J. Patterson, 111., W. A. Slingerland, N. Y., C. A. Stebbins, Cal., 

 Vote for five. 



Sec-Editor, Elliot R. Downing, 111. 



The retiring vice-presidents are: M. A. Bigelow, Otis W. 

 Caldwell, C. A. Stebbins, B. M. Davis, S. B. McCready. 



The retiring directors are: E. E. Balcomb, Or a M. Carrel, 

 Mich., Anna Clark, N. Y., John A. Deamess, AHce J. Patterson. 



All subscribers to this magazine are members of the Society and 

 are entitled to vote. Mail your vote to the Secretary, Elliot R. 

 Downing, The University of Chicago, The School of Education, 

 before December 20, 1914. Mark the envelope "For Officers, 

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