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ducted in such a manner thai it has won merited praise 

 Wherever the publication is known. Meanwhile the 



herbarium has not fallen behind— in fact the number of 



mounted sheets has been more than doubled within 



the last four or five years. 



The various officers have worked together in harmony 



and the year ha- been a wry pleasant one to those who 



have been charged with the duty of carrying on the busi- 

 ness affairs of the Society. 



Tin writer believes the best interests of the Society 

 would be furthered by combining the offices of secre- 

 tary and tr UWrer with title of secretary-treasurer. It 

 would save much time and no little postage. The 

 latter item i- considerable -ince all the business of 

 Society musl be conducted by correspondence. It also 

 takes considerable lime to learn how to carry on the 



business of tl Society with the least effort and expense 



ind the Society would profit by not changing h< officials 



too often. 



The Society now has _'I2 member-, the largest num- 

 ber by far in its history. A little well directed effort 



would n«. doubt increase this number considerably. 

 Although re-elected, the writer ha- resigned, as it is 



impossible to find the necessary time to devote to the 



office. It is the intention also to devote more time to 



building up the herbarium. 



Let us all co-operate with the new officials to make 

 the new year better in every - iy than any that ha, 



preceded it. 



L. S. Hopkins, 



Kent State Normal School, Secretary. 



Ki ■-.nt, Ohio. 



