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corporation and deans named above. It is ex- 

 pected that all decisions ■will be reached and all 

 full professors in the nniversity, aside from 

 members of the law and medical school facul- 

 ties, whose salaries were decided upon last 

 year, will be informed on December first with 

 reference to their salary status, a special meet- 

 ing having been called for November 29 when 

 the salary list will be finally acted upon. 



CRYSTALLOGRAPHICAL AND MINERALOGICAL 

 SOCIETY OF AMERICA 



For several years the formation of a Crys- 

 tallographieal and Mineralogical Society of 

 America has been contemplated, but the final 

 steps leading to organization were postponed 

 until after the close of the war. Those most 

 concerned in the undertaking have recently 

 been canvassed, and it is now expected that 

 the society will be definitely organized during 

 the meetings of the Geological Society of 

 America in Boston, December 29 and 31. 



The purpose of the society is to promote 

 interest in crystallography and mineralogy 

 and allied sciences. Although crystallogra- 

 phers and mineralogists in European coun- 

 tries have long been organized, there has 

 never been a national organization in Amer- 

 ica. At some of our larger universities 

 mineralogy was one of the first sciences to be 

 taught. Further, the growing application of 

 mineralogy in the development of our vast 

 mineral resources and the increasing use of 

 mineralogical methods in allied sciences and 

 in industry demand an ever-increasing num- 

 ber of technically trained men. There are 

 therefore sufficient reasons why those actively 

 engaged in these fields of science in America 

 should be banded together. 



In the organization of the society it is pro- 

 posed to have two types of membership, such 

 as fellows and members, or members and 

 associate members. The first group would in- 

 clude persons who have published results of 

 crystallographical and mineralogical research, 

 while the second group would consist of per- 

 sons engaged or interested in crystallograph- 

 ical and mineralogical work. It is planned 

 to hold annual meetings for the reading of 

 papers and the transaction of business, as is 



customary with national scientific societies. 

 It is also hoped that the society will soon be 

 able to support an independent publication, 

 preferably a monthly journal, devoted entirely 

 to the special field of the society. American 

 crystallographers and mineralogists have long 

 realized the need of such a journal in which 

 their contributions could be published with- 

 out necessary delays. 



Annual fees of $3.00 to $5.00 are suggested. 

 These annual fees are to include subscription 

 to the journal of the society when established, 

 which preliminary investigations indicate can 

 be done in the near future. 



All interested in the founding of this 

 society are urged to attend the organization 

 meeting to be held in Boston, at the Copley 

 Square Hotel, Tuesday, December 30. Fur- 

 ther, all prospective members regardless of 

 whether or not they can attend the above 

 meeting are requested to communicate with 

 Edward H. Kraus, University of Michigan, 

 Ann Arbor, Mich. 



Edward H. Kraus 



(Michigan), 

 Alexander N". Phillips 



(Princeton), 

 Frank E. Van Horn 



(Case), 

 Thomas L. Walker 



(Toronto), 

 Edgar T. Wherry 

 (U. S. Bureau of 

 Chemistry), 

 Herbert P. Whitlock 

 (American Museum 

 of Natural History) 



THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ZOOLOGISTS 



The American Society of Zoologists ■will 

 hold their annual meeting in St. Louis, De- 

 cember 29 to 31. The sessions on Monday, 

 Tuesday and on Wednesday morning will be 

 open for the presentation and discussion of 

 papers. In agreement with the Botanical So- 

 ciety of America, the genetics papers will be 

 placed on Tuesday morning. Tuesday after- 

 noon will be given over to a joint session with 

 the American Ecological Society in which 

 half of the program will be given by each so- 



