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The report of the treasurer shawed a probable 

 balance for January 1, 1921, of $890.30, a net in- 

 crease for the year of $80.71. 



The ofiScers elected for 1921 are: President, C. 

 A. Kofoid; Vice-president, A. L. Treadwell; Mem- 

 ber of the Executive Committee to serve jive years, 

 Gilman A. Drew; Member of Division of Biology 

 and Agriculture, National Besearch Council, to 

 serve three years, William Patten; Members of the 

 Council of the American Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science, C. 0. Nutting and W. C. 

 AJlee; Members of the Advisory Board to serve 

 four years, C. A. Kctfoid and D. H. Tennent. 



Professor R. A. Budington appealed for support 

 for Professor Van der Stricht and his ArcUv de 

 Biologie which can be given by the purchase of a 

 set of lantern slides made from Van der Stricht 's 

 preparations showiug fertilization in Nereis. 



EESOLUTIONS ADOPTED REGARDING DUTT FREE IMPOR- 

 PORTATION OF SCIENTIFIC MATERIALS 



The American Society of Zoologists represent- 

 ing the zoologioal interests of the country, espe- 

 cially from the standpoint of research and instruc- 

 tion in our American colleges and universities, 

 views with much concern the proposals made in the 

 bill H. R. 7785 which provides for an increase of 

 20 per cent, in the duty on scientific iastruments 

 and an increase of 30 per cent, on scientific glass- 

 ware and in addition repeals section 573 of the 

 tariff act of October 3, 1913, which allows for the 

 duty free importation of such materials by edu- 

 cational institutions. 



In view of the fact that the great mass of re- 

 search in pure science is still carried on by men 

 in our colleges and universities, an increase in the 

 cost of scientific apparatus and equipment is espe- 

 cially to be deplored since even under the present 

 arrangement of low duties and duty free import 

 privileges, the funds lat the disposal of our educa- 

 tional institutions are inadequate to provide for 

 the most eflacient teaching equipment or to allow 

 for the most effective prosecution of research. 



Therefore be it resolved: That the American 

 Society of Zoologists, assembled in annual session, 

 call the attention of Congress to the burden im- 

 posed upon the prosecution of educational and re- 

 search work by the proposed repeal of the privilege 

 of duty free importation of scientific appara^tus, 

 chemicals and glassware by educational institutions 

 and respectfully request the continuance of this 

 privilege in proposed tariff legislation. 



The American Society of Zoologists also requests 

 the restoration of the privilege of the duty free im- 

 portation of single copies of scientific books in the 

 English language by members of recognized edu- 

 cational and scientific institutions. 



That copies of these resolutions be forwarded to 

 the Oongressional Committees concerned, the Na- 

 tional Academy of Sciences, the National Research 

 Council and to the executive committee of the 

 American Association for the Advancement of Sci- 

 ence and g-'ven other proper publicity as the execu- 



tive committee of the American Society of Zool- 

 ogists shall direct. 



CONCERNING THE PRESERVATION OP WILD LITE 



Whereas: The Ecological Society of America 

 is engaged in attempting to secure the reservation 

 of natural areas, i.e., reserves including the original 

 flora and fauna in an undisturbed state, for re- 

 search present and future. A standing committee 

 has been listing and describing such areas desir- 

 able for reservation, during several years past. 

 The society is now entering on a plan to unite the 

 various groups interested in primeval areas, 

 namely : 



1. Investigators in biology, geography, history 

 and art. 



2. Sportsmen through their interest in game 

 sanctuaries. 



3. Ornithologists through their interest in bird 

 refuges. 



4. Wild flower lovers through their interest in 

 primeval areas as seeding centers and preserves. 



The purpose of such union of interest will be to 

 secure the preservation of natural areas in state 

 parks, forest preserves, etc., and to secure the 

 creation of more such parks and forest preserves. 



Whereas: The number of primeval preserves 

 especially in the eastern states is wholly inade- 

 quate for either present or future research pur- 

 poses and areas from which such preserves may be 

 created are rapidly being destroyed. 



Be it resolved: That the American Society of 

 Zoologists indorses the efforts of the Ecological 

 Society of America to secure reserves for research 

 purposes and directs its secretary to forward a 

 copy of this resolution to the division of Biology 

 and Agriculture of the National Research Council. 



And further resolved: That the president of the 

 society be directed to appoint a delegate to the 

 Parks Conference to be held in Des Moines, Iowa, 

 January 10, 11 and 12, 1921, said delegate to rep- 

 resent the society in the interest of reserves of 

 primeval conditions for zoological research. 



A more complete report of the business tran- 

 sacted together with titles and abstracts of the 

 papers presented and a revised list of members of 

 the society wiU be found in the Anatomical Bec-ord 

 for January, 1921. W. 0. Allee, 



Secretary-Treasurer 



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