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9. Several eonununieations from the secre- 

 tary pro tern, of the executive committee for 

 the proposed fedei-ation of Ameriean biological 

 societies were read and a resolution was adopt- 

 ed stating that the American Association for 

 the Advancement of Science approves the gen- 

 eral aims and purposes of the proposed fed- 

 eration, and wishes to cooperate with the fed- 

 eration in all possible ways. 



10. A communication recommending action 

 by the association, on the subject of proposed 

 eihanges in the copyright laws of the United 

 States, was received from Dr. M. L. Eaney, 

 librarian of the Johns Hopkins University. 

 The questions thus raised were referred to a 

 special committee, consisting of : Dr. C. L. 

 Andrews, chairman (librarian of the John 

 Crerar Library, Chicago); Dr. W. W. Bishop 

 (librarian of the University of Michigan) ; and 

 Dr. John M. Coulter (head of the department 

 of botany, the University of Chicago), and this 

 committee was requested to make recommenda- 

 tions to the council at itihe Boston meeting. 



11. A communication from Dr. Charles B. 

 Lipman (University of California), writing for 

 the Board of Research of the University of 

 California, and one from Dr. C. A. Kofoid 

 (also of the University of California) were 

 read, regarding the great present need for the 

 preparation and publication 6i an up-to-date 

 list of serial publications in science, with anno- 

 tations. The executive committee expressed its 

 approval of these communications but was 

 oibliged to defer definite action on this subject 

 till some way may be found by which the asso- 

 ciation may be able to aid this important 

 project. 



12. A communication was received from Dr. 

 Henry B. Ward (of the University of Illi- 

 nois), recommending ithat the association adopt 

 a igeneral resolution strongly favoring the 

 scrupulous and complete preservation of the 

 national parks of the United States and 

 Canada, against any form of desecration by 

 any commercial interest. Such a resolution 

 was adopted; its text will appear later in 

 Science. 



13. The permanent secretary was authorized 

 to conduct an intensive mem'bership campaign 



in the states of New England and New York, 

 just preceding the next annual meeting, this 

 (Campaign to be based on a special request ad- 

 dressed to every member resident in the speci- 

 fied region, asking him to secure two or more 

 new members for the association. 



14. It was unani'mously voted that the per- 

 manent secretary be instructed to cable and 

 write to Sir Ernest Rutherford, president of 

 the British Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, inviting him to attend the fourth 

 Boston meeting and to deliver an address, prob- 

 ajbly on Thursday evening, December 28, with 

 the understanding that the association would 

 meet his expenses. 



15. The committee adjourned at 6 :30, to 

 meet at Boston, at 10 A.M., December 26. The 

 evening was spent in an informal discussion of 

 the affairs and prospects of the association. 



Burton E. Livingston, 

 Permanent Secretary 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PERMANENT 

 SECRETARY 



Publications.. About 6,200 copies of the 

 "Booklet of Information" have been sent to 

 prospective members. About 6,500 copies of 

 a four-page leaflet have been sent to the med-- 

 ical men of New England, inviting them to be- 

 come members of the association. At the end 

 of September a calendar card, emphasizing the 

 association year (October 1 to September 30) 

 was sent to each member with the statement of 

 his dues. About 11,700 copies were sent out. 

 Along with the calendar card went an explana- 

 tory leaflet on membership. . 



Circularization for new members. During 

 the flscal year 1922, 23,933 invitations to join 

 the association were sent to members of affili- 

 ated societies. The cards Show that 1,114 new 

 members have thus far been secured in this 

 way. The invitations sent out in the circular- 

 ization of non-members listed in "American 



1 A summary of the annual report of the per- 

 manent secretary, on the affairs of the association, 

 for the period from October 1, 1921, to Septem- 

 ber 30, 1922. Presented to the Executive Com- 

 mittee at New York City on October 21, 1922. 



