lv>()\\L\(i MOW To KN<»\\ ll(i\\ :\;y.l 



American Associatiox foj; iiik Advanc k.min i nr Scikx< k. 

 Dr. L. O. Howard, I'tTmaiifut sccretarv, Wasliingtun, D.C, was f«mnfl«Ml 

 in 18-17 aiul lias 11,000 iueinl)er.s. Tlif l)iological sections an* F. 

 Zoology; (i, Botany: K, IMiysioloiny and Kxperiinciital Mi-diciiu': 

 and M, Agriculture. Sister ornani/.ations are the liritish aixl Freneli 

 associations for the advanoeiuent of xieiicf. Tlir dllicial (»ri;an i> 

 Sriencc, j)ul»lished \vef]<ly, and sent gratis to all nn'ml»ers in ih<- liiitiMl 

 States as jtart retuiii I'or the annual ilues of s;!. 'V\u\Sri( nfifir Mont/i/i/ 

 (continuation of the Pujmhir Srienre. Mmit/i/i/) may he siihstitiitt'd if 

 })rptVrred. 



Amkhrax S<)(ii:tv <»r Xa ni; ai.is i > was first organized in l>»io 

 (reorganized in 188:5) and is the parent from whicdi many of the m(»re 

 sj)ecial scientific societies have split off. It has 400 mend»ers. 



C'KNTRAL AsS<>( lAlIOX OF SCIENCK AX1> .M A I II I.M A IK S 'JKACHKns 



(and many similar societies of science teachers). The oHi<-ial organ for 

 all is School Science and Maf/iematics. 



Amkricax Xature Study Society, fonnded in I'.tos; i.ificial organ. 

 Xalure-Sindii Rerieir, Ithaca, X.Y. 



Amkricax PiHLic IIkai III Associatiox. The otiicial organ. 

 American Journal of PitUic Jha/i/i, siioidd he in every biological lihrary. 



National Association' foi: the Sifdy axd Pi:eventiox of 

 TrnERCi'LOSis, founded in 1904, has altoiit •J.'tOd nieml>ers and pnl«- 

 lishes accounts of annual meetings. 



Society of Amei;ican 1>A( i Fiiroi.odis i s, founded in iMi'.t, limited 

 to 7.") members. 



AmERICAX Asso( I V I loX OF 1* A IIlnl.<K;iS I S WD B A( TFI: !< »I.n« ; IST<. 



founded in 1000. 



American Caxckk Bfsfaim ii S»MlFl^. headtpuirters, I |:io Wells 



Street, Chicago, Til. 



American Society of Zoologists, founded in I'jo-J, l;;7 nn-niljers. 



Botanical Society of America, fouiuled in 18!);'), has 41M1 mom- 

 hers and publishes the American Journal of /iota n if. 



-Vmericax Forestry Associatiox, founded in 1.S82, ha- l."..ooo 

 members and publishes American Fonstn/, Washington. D.C. 



A.MERiCAN Fisheries Society, organized in 1^70, has 700 membi-rs. 



National Association of At dihox Societies. foun<le«l in 1J>0."», 

 now has about 4000 members, with branch sorirties in tiearlv e\erv 



a list of learned societies, with dates of founding, number of nieiuhei's, 

 addresses of some of the officers, and names of journals publisluMl, with 

 their places of publication. Local libraries may .supply more exteiuh-d lisi.s. 



