1898] MICROSCOPICAL JOURNAL. 27 



EDITORIAL. 



American Microscopical Society. — We have been favored 

 with a "stop my paper" from an official of this society 

 who says it is because of the course we have pursued. 

 Let it be distinctly stated that we have done nothing- to 

 injure the society. We have done and will do all in our 

 power to benefit it. All of our critcisms have been ad- 

 dressed to those persons who by neglect or folly have in- 

 jured the society. We will do anything- that anyone will 

 sugfgest which promises to benefit the society, even to 

 keeping silent. 



Trying- to find out the causes of the Toledo dearth (only 

 a dozen members went there), we wrote to Dr. Manton, 

 a member of the executive committee asking his view of 

 the cause. In his reply he says: "Shortly before the 

 meeting, I picked up my copy of the 1896 Proceedings and 

 noticed that my name was on the executive committee. 

 This was the first knowledge which I had of my appoint- 

 ment. Neither the Secretary of the society nor the chair- 

 man of the committee took the trouble to notify me of the 

 fact and there was no correspondence, so far as I am con- 

 cerned, regarding the arrangements for the meeting." 



He then explains that his duties called him elsewhere 

 and are likely to do so. He makes the following excellent 

 remarks: "I should say decidedly that the society should 

 not be allowed to die. There should be a sufficient num- 

 ber of college professors and teachers of science interested 

 to maintain it. It is this class of members who have the 

 time in summer to attend and their line of work should 

 furnish them with material for papers. If the society is 

 properly managed, there need be no lack of interest or a 

 paucity in attendance at the meetings." 



It is now time that the place and date for the 1898 meet- 

 ing were known and that pledges were secured from mem- 

 bers to present papers, working exhibits, etc. We will 

 report all preparations made so far as we can learn of any. 

 We shall also continue to direct attention to the subject. 



We understand from Dr. Krauss that the 1897 Proceed- 



