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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. 

 Dr. L. O. Howard, permanent secretary, Washington, D.C., was founded 

 in 1847 and has 11,000 members. The biological sections are F, 

 Zoology; G, Botany; K, Physiology and Experimental Medicine; 

 sind M, Agriculture. Sister organizations are the British and French 

 associations for the advancement of science. The official organ is 

 Science, published weekly, and sent gratis to all members in the United 

 States as part return for the annual dues of $3. .The Scientific Monti ti/ 

 (continuation of the, Popular Science J/V//,//////) may be substituted if 

 preferred. 



AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NATURALISTS was first organized in 1840 

 (reorganized in 1883) and is the parent from which many of the more 

 special scientific societies have split off. It has 400 members. 



CENTRAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS 

 (and many similar societies of science teachers). The official organ for 

 all is School Science and Mathematics. 



AMERICAN NATURE STUDY SOCIETY, founded in 1008; official organ, 

 Nature-Study Review, Ithaca, N.Y. 



AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION. The official organ, 

 American Journal of Public Health, should be in every biological library. 



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY AND PREVENTION OF 

 TUBERCULOSIS, founded in 1904, has about 2500 members and pub- 

 lishes accounts of annual meetings. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN BACTERIOLOGISTS, founded in 1899, limited 

 to 75 members. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PATHOLOGISTS AND BACTERIOLOGISTS, 

 founded in 1900. 



AMERICAN CANCER RESEARCH SOCIETY, headquarters, 1430 Wells 

 Street, Chicago, 111. 



AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ZOOLOGISTS, founded in 1902, 137 members. 



BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, founded in 1893, has 496 mem- 

 bers and publishes the American Journal of Botany. 



AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION, founded in 1882, has 15,000 

 members and publishes American Forestry, Washington, D.C. 



AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY, organized in 1870, has 700 members. 



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AUDUBON SOCIETIES, founded in 1905, 

 now has about 4000 members, with branch societies in nearly every 



a list of learned societies, with dates of founding, number of members, 

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

 their places of publication. Local libraries may supply more extended lists. 



