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The report of the committee was approved, the first two 

 resohitions being unanimously carried, and the last resolu- 

 tion being adopted by a rising vote. 



Mr. Titcomb : The committee offers the following addi- 

 tional resolution : 



There shall be a standing committee of three to be appointed annually 

 by the president, to be known as the editing committee. The committee 

 shall have power to pass upon all papers presented and decide whether 

 they shall be published in the proceedings of the Society, and shall also 

 liave power to edit the report of the discussions before publication. Tlie 

 committee shall also have power to edit any paper which it may con- 

 sider worthy of publication, l)ut which is not in literary form. When 

 the work of the committee is completed the manuscript is to be turned 

 over to tlie secretary for publication. Any papers rejected are still the 

 property of the Society and are to be filed by the secretary. 



If I may be allowed to add a word in this connection: 

 11ie editing of papers which contain good stuff, as an editor 

 might call it, I think should encourage practical men, and 

 many of us have not had the advantage of a college educa- 

 tion. This resolution really should encourage the practical fish 

 (^nlturists to present to us more material than they do t(KJay. 

 The\' hesitate about it now, because they fear that it will not 

 l)e ])resented in proper shape. Here they have an opportu- 

 nit\' to do it through a committee who will put it in projjcr 

 sliape 1)efore it is published. 



Mr. Clark : I move the adoption of the resolution. 



Dr. Evermann : I would suggest instead of the name 

 "editing committee" that you call it "committee on publica- 

 tion." 



IMr. Meetian : It is not a committee on publication. The 

 I)n1)]ishing is done by the secretary of the Society. This is 

 l)urel\' an editing committee. 



]^r. Evermann: It seems to me the name committee on 

 l)iiblication would cover the whole ground. Slips may be 

 made l)etween the secretary and the committee very easily. 

 1'he committee shi^uld consider not only the literary form, 

 hut matters (^f fact and also points of good book-making. 



President : I would like to say from my personal ac- 



